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JMIR Publications published “User-Chatbot Conversations During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Study Based on Topic Modeling and Sentiment Analysis” in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, which mentions that chatbots became a promising tool to support public health initiatives during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study examined the COVID-19 pandemic–related topics online users discussed with a commercially available chatbot and compared the sentiment expressed by users from five culturally different countries. From the analysis, the authors extracted 18 topics, which were categorized into five themes: Questions asked to the chatbot, Preventive behaviors, Outbreak of COVID-19, Physical and psychological impact of COVID-19, and People and life in theRead More →

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JMIR Publications recently published “Using Twitter to Examine Stigma Against People With Dementia During COVID-19: Infodemiology Study” in JMIR Aging which reported that during the pandemic, there has been significant social media attention focused on the increased COVID-19 risks and impacts for people with dementia and their care partners. This study used Twitter data to understand stigma against people with dementia propagated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on the JMIR Aging authors’ analysis, 4 main themes were identified: Ageism and devaluing the lives of people with dementia Misinformation and false beliefs about dementia and COVID-19 Dementia used as an insult for political ridicule, and ChallengingRead More →