1 Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Health Educ Behav. 2019 Aug;46(4):700-709. doi: 10.1177/1090198118824399. Epub 2019 Feb 15.
Chronic pain is an increasing public health concern, with an associated poor quality of life. Social media platforms play an increasing role in health communication issues, but visual platforms such as Pinterest are understudied. This study analyzed 502 Pinterest posts for chronic pain-related variables, including health belief model constructs, as well as measures of social support and coping mechanisms. Most pins mentioned the high severity of chronic pain, and a third mentioned self-efficacy related to self-care, while almost 50% referred to cues to action related to self-care. This study positions Pinterest as a social media platform with the potential to both transfer knowledge and provide social support for patients with chronic pain. Health care and public health practitioners should consider participating in these conversations as well as providing quality information to ensure that reputably sourced information is available.
慢性疼痛是一个日益严重的公共卫生问题，其生活质量也随之下降。社交媒体平台在健康传播问题上扮演着越来越重要的角色，但像 Pinterest 这样的视觉平台却研究得较少。本研究分析了 502 个与慢性疼痛相关的 Pinterest 帖子，包括健康信念模型的构建，以及社会支持和应对机制的测量。大多数帖子提到了慢性疼痛的严重程度很高，三分之一的帖子提到了与自我护理相关的自我效能，而近 50%的帖子则提到了与自我护理相关的行动线索。本研究将 Pinterest 定位为一个具有潜在知识转移和为慢性疼痛患者提供社会支持的社交媒体平台。医疗保健和公共卫生从业者应该考虑参与这些对话，并提供高质量的信息，以确保可获得来源可靠的信息。
