scholarly journals Texas Public Agencies’ Tweets and Public Engagement during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Natural Language Processing Approach (Preprint)

10.2196/26720 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lu Tang ◽  
Wenlin Liu ◽  
Benjamin Thomas ◽  
Hong Thoai Nga Tran ◽  
Wenxue Zou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Language Processing ◽  
Natural Language ◽  
Language Processing ◽  
Public Engagement ◽  
Public Agencies ◽  
Processing Approach

scholarly journals Texas Public Agencies’ Tweets and Public Engagement During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Natural Language Processing Approach (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lu Tang ◽  
Wenlin Liu ◽  
Benjamin Thomas ◽  
Hong Thoai Nga Tran ◽  
Wenxue Zou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Natural Language Processing ◽  
Natural Language ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Language Processing ◽  
Public Engagement ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Public Agencies ◽  
Public Health Agencies ◽  
Health Agencies

BACKGROUND The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is characterized by different morbidity and mortality rates across different states, cities, rural areas, and diverse neighborhoods. The absence of a national strategy for battling the pandemic also leaves state and local governments responsible for creating their own response strategies and policies. OBJECTIVE This study examines the content of COVID-19–related tweets posted by public health agencies in Texas and how content characteristics can predict the level of public engagement. METHODS All COVID-19–related tweets (N=7269) posted by Texas public agencies during the first 6 months of 2020 were classified in terms of each tweet’s functions (whether the tweet provides information, promotes action, or builds community), the preventative measures mentioned, and the health beliefs discussed, by using natural language processing. Hierarchical linear regressions were conducted to explore how tweet content predicted public engagement. RESULTS The information function was the most prominent function, followed by the action or community functions. Beliefs regarding susceptibility, severity, and benefits were the most frequently covered health beliefs. Tweets that served the information or action functions were more likely to be retweeted, while tweets that served the action and community functions were more likely to be liked. Tweets that provided susceptibility information resulted in the most public engagement in terms of the number of retweets and likes. CONCLUSIONS Public health agencies should continue to use Twitter to disseminate information, promote action, and build communities. They need to improve their strategies for designing social media messages about the benefits of disease prevention behaviors and audiences’ self-efficacy.

scholarly journals Creating research topic map for NIMS SAMURAI database using natural language processing approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-11
Author(s):  
Sae Dieb ◽  
Kou Amano ◽  
Kosuke Tanabe ◽  
Daitetsu Sato ◽  
Masashi Ishii ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Language Processing ◽  
Natural Language ◽  
Language Processing ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
Processing Approach ◽  
Topic Map
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