APS
APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020
Disease Coping and Social Adversities Characterize User-Generated Content on Thrive with Me, an mHealth Platform for Men Living with HIV: Implications of a Novel Machine Learning–Aided Thematic Analysis
- Simone Skeen
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY) - S. Scott Jones
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY) - Carolyn Cruse
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY) - AvaGrace Palazzolo
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY) - Keith Horvath
San Diego State University
Abstract
Natural language processing and qualitative techniques were used to analyze users’ posts on a peer-support webapp for men living with HIV. Machine-detected topics and human-interpreted themes illustrated the benefits of the webapp, while highlighting the potentially detrimental influence of external news media.
Media/Technology