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What Do Patients Tweet About Their Mammography Experience?

Overview of attention for article published in Academic Radiology, September 2016
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Title
What Do Patients Tweet About Their Mammography Experience?
Published in
Academic Radiology, September 2016
DOI 10.1016/j.acra.2016.07.012
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Andrew B. Rosenkrantz, Anthony Labib, Kristine Pysarenko, Vinay Prabhu

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate themes related to patients' experience in undergoing mammography, as expressed on Twitter. A total of 464 tweets from July to December 2015 containing the hashtag #mammogram and relating to a patient's experience in undergoing mammography were reviewed. Of the tweets, 45.5% occurred before the mammogram compared to 49.6% that occurred afterward (remainder of tweets indeterminate). However, in patients undergoing their first mammogram, 32.8% occurred before the examination, whereas in those undergoing follow-up mammogram, 53.0% occurred before the examination. Identified themes included breast compression (24.4%), advising other patients to undergo screening (23.9%), recognition of the health importance of the examination (18.8%), the act of waiting (10.1%), relief regarding results (9.7%), reflection that the examination was not that bad (9.1%), generalized apprehension regarding the examination (8.2%), interactions with staff (8.0%), the gown (5.0%), examination costs or access (3.4%), offering or reaching out for online support from other patients (3.2%), perception of screening as a sign of aging (2.4%), and the waiting room or waiting room amenities (1.3%). Of the tweets, 31.9% contained humor, of which 56.1% related to compression. Themes that were more common in patients undergoing their first, rather than follow-up, mammogram included breast compression (16.4% vs 9.1%, respectively) and that the test was not that bad (26.2% vs 7.6%, respectively). Online social media provides a platform for women to share their experiences and reactions in undergoing mammography, including humor, positive reflections, and encouragement of others to undergo the examination. Social media thus warrants further evaluation as a potential tool to help foster greater adherence to screening guidelines.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 63 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 15 24%
Student > Bachelor 7 11%
Student > Postgraduate 7 11%
Student > Ph. D. Student 6 10%
Student > Doctoral Student 4 6%
Other 8 13%
Unknown 16 25%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 14 22%
Nursing and Health Professions 8 13%
Psychology 6 10%
Social Sciences 4 6%
Computer Science 3 5%
Other 10 16%
Unknown 18 29%
Attention Score in Context

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