Research Centre for Data Analytics and Cognition, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer, Houston, Texas, USA.
Oncologist. 2021 Feb;26(2):e342-e344. doi: 10.1002/onco.13604. Epub 2020 Nov 26.
The lockdown measures of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have disengaged patients with cancer from formal health care settings, leading to an increased use of social media platforms to address unmet needs and expectations. Although remote health technologies have addressed some of the medical needs, the emotional and mental well-being of these patients remain underexplored and underreported. We used a validated artificial intelligence framework to conduct a comprehensive real-time analysis of two data sets of 2,469,822 tweets and 21,800 discussions by patients with cancer during this pandemic. Lung and breast cancer are most prominently discussed, and the most concerns were expressed regarding delayed diagnosis, cancellations, missed treatments, and weakened immunity. All patients expressed significant negative sentiment, with fear being the predominant emotion. Even as some lockdown measures ease, it is crucial that patients with cancer are engaged using social media platforms for real-time identification of issues and the provision of informational and emotional support.
正在进行的 COVID-19 大流行的封锁措施使癌症患者脱离了正规的医疗保健环境，导致更多地使用社交媒体平台来满足未满足的需求和期望。尽管远程健康技术已经解决了一些医疗需求，但这些患者的情绪和心理健康仍然没有得到充分的探索和报告。我们使用经过验证的人工智能框架，对这一大流行病期间 2469822 条推文和 21800 次癌症患者讨论的两个数据集进行了全面的实时分析。肺癌和乳腺癌讨论得最多，人们最关心的是诊断延迟、取消、错过治疗和免疫力下降。所有患者都表达了明显的负面情绪，恐惧是主要情绪。即使一些封锁措施有所放松，利用社交媒体平台实时识别问题并提供信息和情感支持，让癌症患者参与进来仍然至关重要。
