From the MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC.
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
Menopause. 2022 Sep 1;29(9):1037-1039. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000002012. Epub 2022 Aug 2.
To create a hashtag ontology specific to menopause.
This study analyzed tweets including the hashtag #menopause between November 2019 and November 2021. Tweets performed by international or national societies as well as expert social media influencers were included in the analysis. To analyze hashtag utilization amongst all Twitter users, hashtags from the "Top" tweets Twitter search function from October 2021 were also analyzed. Co-occurring hashtags were recorded as well as the type of user who performed the tweet during the "Top" tweets analysis. Social media influencers and experts reviewed and edited the hashtag list. The hashtags were then grouped by subject.
We analyzed 382 tweets with #menopause. Of the users included in the "Top" tweets, 40% were patient advocates or advocacy groups; 38% were medical professionals, academics, societies, or journals; and 22% were general users. In total, 123 unique hashtags were identified. After social media influencer and expert review, 32 hashtags were included in the final ontology. The ontology was then grouped into the following categories based on subject matter: general, premature menopause, hormones, sexual function, and genital disorders.
Social media is an important tool for medical professionals and patients. Our study is the first to develop a hashtag ontology specific to menopause. Adoption of a hashtag ontology with standardized terminology by medical professionals may facilitate easier communication with peers and patients.
创建一个特定于更年期的标签本体论。
本研究分析了 2019 年 11 月至 2021 年 11 月期间包含标签#menopause 的推文。分析中包括国际或国家学会以及专家社交媒体影响者发布的推文。为了分析所有 Twitter 用户对标签的使用情况，还分析了 2021 年 10 月“Top”推文 Twitter 搜索功能中的标签。记录了共同出现的标签以及在“Top”推文分析中发布推文的用户类型。社交媒体影响者和专家对标签列表进行了审查和编辑。然后，标签按主题分组。
我们分析了 382 条带有#menopause 的推文。在“Top”推文的用户中，40%是患者倡导者或倡导团体；38%是医疗专业人员、学者、学会或期刊；22%是普通用户。总共确定了 123 个独特的标签。经过社交媒体影响者和专家的审查，最终本体论中包含 32 个标签。然后，根据主题将本体论分为以下几类：一般、早发性更年期、激素、性功能和生殖器疾病。
社交媒体是医疗专业人员和患者的重要工具。我们的研究首次开发了一个特定于更年期的标签本体论。医疗专业人员采用具有标准化术语的标签本体论，可能会更便于与同行和患者进行沟通。
