Tweets by People With Arthritis During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Content and Sentiment Analysis

• DOI: 10.2196/24550
• Publication Date: 2020-11-10T18:32:59Z
• Authors: Danielle Berkovic; Ilana N Ackerman; Andrew M Briggs; Darshini Ayton
• Keywords: Pandemic; Sentiment Analysis

Emerging evidence suggests that people with arthritis are reporting increased physical pain and psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. At same time, Twitter's daily usage has surged by 23% throughout pandemic period, presenting a unique opportunity to assess content sentiment of tweets. Individuals use Twitter communicate peers, receive up-to-date information from health professionals services about novel therapies management techniques.