ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Analysis of Caregiver Burden Expressed in Social Media Discussions.
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- The Information Needs and Experiences of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Caregivers: A Qualitative Analysis of Social Media Data.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2026Article
- Reliability and readability of AI platforms for pediatric health advice: a comparative analysis.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Informal caregiver uncertainty: exploring the presence of uncertainty in eating disorder Reddit posts.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Stressors Disclosed on Reddit by Caregivers of Older Adults and Social Support Received: Content Analysis.JMIR aging · 2025Article
- Understanding Challenges and Emotions of Informal Caregivers of General Older Adults and People With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementia: Comparative Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Informal Caregivers Connecting on the Web: Content Analysis of Posts on Discussion Forums.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Experiences of Alzheimer's disease and related dementia family caregivers on Reddit communities: A topic modeling and sentiment analysis.Artificial intelligence in health · 2024Article
- Scoping the Priorities and Concerns of Parents: Infodemiology Study of Posts on Mumsnet and Reddit.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
- Comparing the Discussion of Telehealth in Two Social Media Platforms: Social Listening Analysis.Telemedicine reports · 2023Article
- Supportive communication patterns among informal caregivers of older adults on Reddit: A content analysis.Digital healthArticle
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Abstract
Almost 40% of US adults provide informal caregiving, yet research gaps remain around what burdens affect informal caregivers. This study uses a novel social media site, Reddit, to mine and better understand what online communities focus on as their caregiving burdens. These forums were accessed using an application programming interface, a machine learning classifier was developed to remove low information posts, and topic modeling was applied to the corpus. An expert panel summarized the forums' themes into ten categories. The largest theme extracted from Reddit's forums discussed the personal emotional toll of being a caregiver. This was followed by logistic issues while caregiving and caring for parents who have cancer. Smaller themes included approaches to end-of-life care, physical equipment needs when caregiving, and the use of wearables or technology to help monitor care recipients. The platform often discusses caregiving for parents which may reflect the age of Reddit's users. This study confirms that Reddit forums are used for caregivers to discuss the burdens associated with their role and the types of stress that can result from informal caregiving.
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