 Health communication on social media at the early stage of the pandemic: Examining health professionals’ COVID-19 related tweetsYao-Tai Li, Man-Lin Chen and Hsuan-Wei Lee Social Science & Medicine, 2024, vol. 347, issue C Abstract: Focusing on health professionals’ tweets regarding COVID-19, this study examines whether and how those tweets are unique based on their identity as health experts. The data revealed that the infusion of health communication with political opinions, whether pro- or against certain political parties or health policies, reflects values and may deviate from the original purpose of health communication. In addition, sentiment analysis countered the intuitive thought that health experts merely fulfill their role as neutral encyclopedias without excessively carrying sentiment. We conclude by reflecting on the meaning of health communication in relation to the political stances of professionals. Keywords: COVID-19; Health communication; Health professionals; Topic analysis; Network analysis; Sentiment analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:socmed:v:347:y:2024:i:c:s0277953624001928 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116748 Access Statistics for this article Social Science & Medicine is currently edited by Ichiro (I.) Kawachi and S.V. (S.V.) Subramanian More articles in Social Science & Medicine from Elsevier |
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