Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Klinikum Bad Bramstedt, Bad Bramstedt, Germany.
Department of Internal Medicine 3-Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
Rheumatol Int. 2020 Dec;40(12):2031-2037. doi: 10.1007/s00296-020-04710-5. Epub 2020 Sep 29.
Social media services, such as Twitter, offer great potential for a better understanding of rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders (RMDs) and improved care in the field of rheumatology. This study examined the content and stakeholders associated with the Twitter hashtag #Covid4Rheum during the COVID-19 pandemic. The content analysis shows that Twitter connects stakeholders of the rheumatology community on a global level, reaching millions of users. Specifically, the use of hashtags on Twitter assists digital crowdsourcing projects and scientific collaboration, as exemplified by the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance registry. Moreover, Twitter facilitates the distribution of scientific content, such as guidelines or publications. Finally, digital data mining enables the identification of hot topics within the field of rheumatology.
社交媒体服务，如 Twitter，为更好地了解风湿和肌肉骨骼疾病（RMDs）以及改善风湿病领域的护理提供了巨大的潜力。本研究调查了在 COVID-19 大流行期间与 Twitter 标签 #Covid4Rheum 相关的内容和利益相关者。内容分析表明，Twitter 在全球范围内将风湿病社区的利益相关者联系在一起，覆盖了数百万用户。具体来说，Twitter 上使用标签有助于数字众包项目和科学合作，例如 COVID-19 全球风湿病联盟注册处。此外，Twitter 还便于分发科学内容，如指南或出版物。最后，数字数据挖掘可以识别风湿病领域的热门话题。
