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Content Analysis of Social Media Related to Left Ventricular Assist Devices

Overview of attention for article published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes, July 2015
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Title
Content Analysis of Social Media Related to Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Published in
Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes, July 2015
DOI 10.1161/circoutcomes.115.002032
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Authors

Kristin M Kostick, Jennifer S Blumenthal-Barby, Lidija A Wilhelms, Estevan D Delgado, Courtenay R Bruce

Abstract

Social media have the potential to offer important benefits for patient education, support, and shared decision making. Despite the proliferation of social media use during the past decade, little is known about the scope and quality of available information, or the purposes that social media sites serve for patient decisional and support needs. We conducted a mixed method study, including content analysis of social media and principal components analysis analysis of data sites discussing left ventricular assist device treatment for heart failure. This study explored aspects of interactivity, user-friendliness, appeal, medium, purpose, audience, and accuracy of information. Higher levels of interactivity (eg, posting comments) seem to enhance the appeal and usability of available information but also introduce greater potential for inaccuracy and inconsistency. The current lack of oversight into the content and quality of available information constitute a challenge for the reliable use of social media as forums for information-seeking and social network-based support. We conclude that social media outlets constitute a promising source of informational and psychosocial support for patients, caregivers, and candidates, and if used in conjunction with patient-provider dialog, can contribute to informed decision making by facilitating reflection and discussion of personal concerns, values, and informational needs.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 73 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 15 21%
Researcher 9 12%
Student > Ph. D. Student 8 11%
Other 5 7%
Student > Doctoral Student 5 7%
Other 11 15%
Unknown 20 27%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 12 16%
Medicine and Dentistry 11 15%
Social Sciences 9 12%
Business, Management and Accounting 4 5%
Computer Science 4 5%
Other 12 16%
Unknown 21 29%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 21. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 September 2016.
All research outputs
#1,782,080
of 25,374,647 outputs
Outputs from Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes
#533
of 1,726 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#22,206
of 275,149 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes
#9
of 22 outputs
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