Use of the Term Digital Health in Online Communities: Analysis of the Associated Debate on Reddit

  • Laís Fagundes Moraes UFSJ
  • Mirna Namie Okamura USP
  • Wilma Madeira Silva Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz
  • Dárlinton Barbosa Feres Carvalho UFSJ

Abstract


The wide use of computational technologies in health has supported disruptive innovations, thus establishing a new era called digital health. To seek a better understanding of how the term digital health has been discussed in virtual communities on the internet, this paper proposes to analyze how the term digital health has been used in communities on the Reddit platform. The results illustrate the related subjects that most promote debate among the publications, as well as pondering the impact of digital health according to the online community perception.

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Published
2023-08-06
MORAES, Laís Fagundes; OKAMURA, Mirna Namie; SILVA, Wilma Madeira; CARVALHO, Dárlinton Barbosa Feres. Use of the Term Digital Health in Online Communities: Analysis of the Associated Debate on Reddit. In: WORKSHOP ON THE IMPLICATIONS OF COMPUTING IN SOCIETY (WICS), 4. , 2023, João Pessoa/PB. Anais [...]. Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, 2023 . p. 115-122. ISSN 2763-8707. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/wics.2023.229779.