ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2017
"What say ye gout experts?" a content analysis of questions about gout posted on the social news website Reddit.
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- A content analysis of online videos containing dietary recommendations for gout and their alignment with evidence-based dietary guidelines.Public health nutrition · 2023Article
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- An Examination of Patients and Caregivers on Reddit Navigating Brain Cancer: Content Analysis of the Brain Tumor Subreddit.JMIR cancer · 2022Article
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- 'It's just a great muddle when it comes to food': a qualitative exploration of patient decision-making around diet and gout.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2021Article
- Information Needs About Cancer Treatment, Fertility, and Pregnancy: Qualitative Descriptive Study of Reddit Threads.JMIR cancer · 2020Article
- Mukbang and Disordered Eating: A Netnographic Analysis of Online Eating Broadcasts.Culture, medicine and psychiatry · 2020Article
- Insights on mental health when living with rheumatoid arthritis: a descriptive qualitative study of threads on the Reddit website.BMC rheumatology · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundSocial media is increasingly used by patients to source information for managing chronic disease. The aim of this study was to understand patient information needs about gout by a content analysis of questions posted on the social news website Reddit.
methodsWe analysed questions posted onto the 'Gout sufferers unite' subreddit site. Two reviewers coded questions into categories (inter-reviewer kappa 0.70), with discordant coding resolved by a third reviewer. Data were analysed by calculating the frequency of questions within the categories. Where relevant, categories were further separated into sub-categories to allow organisation and interpretation of the data.
resultsWe analysed 359 questions in 287 posts by 213 individuals. A wide range of questions arose. The single most common category related to uncertainty of diagnosis (22.3% questions), with questions about disease management common. Information-seeking about medications was generally cautious, with questions about side-effects, risk of flares after starting urate-lowering therapy, and decision to start urate-lowering therapy. Community users experiencing flares posted questions about flare management, including medications, sometimes in real-time. Dietary management questions included the effectiveness of dietary changes as a management strategy, choice of alcoholic beverage, and weight loss strategies. Questions about serum urate levels were rare (2.8% questions).
conclusionsQuestions about gout posted on the subreddit site most often related to uncertainty about symptoms and disease management strategies, with infrequent questions about serum urate testing, results or targets. These findings may inform development of strategies to address the information needs of people with gout.
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