Journal of Medical Internet Research,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
23(4), P. e27341 - e27341
Published: April 1, 2021
Background
The
COVID-19
pandemic
has
disrupted
human
societies
around
the
world.
This
public
health
emergency
was
followed
by
a
significant
loss
of
life;
ensuing
social
restrictions
led
to
employment,
lack
interactions,
and
burgeoning
psychological
distress.
As
physical
distancing
regulations
were
introduced
manage
outbreaks,
individuals,
groups,
communities
engaged
extensively
on
media
express
their
thoughts
emotions.
internet-mediated
communication
self-reported
information
encapsulates
emotional
mental
well-being
all
individuals
impacted
pandemic.
Objective
research
aims
investigate
emotions
related
expressed
over
time,
using
an
artificial
intelligence
(AI)
framework.
Methods
Our
study
explores
emotion
classifications,
intensities,
transitions,
profiles,
as
well
alignment
key
themes
topics,
across
four
stages
pandemic:
declaration
global
crisis
(ie,
prepandemic),
first
lockdown,
easing
restrictions,
second
lockdown.
employs
AI
framework
comprised
natural
language
processing,
word
embeddings,
Markov
models,
growing
self-organizing
map
algorithm,
which
are
collectively
used
conversations.
investigation
carried
out
73,000
Twitter
conversations
posted
users
in
Australia
from
January
September
2020.
Results
outcomes
this
enabled
us
analyze
visualize
different
concerns
that
reflected
during
pandemic,
could
be
gain
insights
into
citizens’
health.
First,
topic
analysis
showed
diverse
common
people
had
It
noted
personal-level
escalated
broader
time.
Second,
intensity
state
transitions
fear
sadness
more
prominently
at
first;
however,
transitioned
anger
disgust
Negative
emotions,
except
for
sadness,
significantly
higher
(P<.05)
showing
increased
frustration.
Temporal
conducted
modeling
changes
demonstrated
how
emerged
shifted
Third,
categorized
where
differences
seen
between
lockdown
profiles.
Conclusions
recorded
general
public.
While
established
use
discover
informed
time
when
impossible,
also
contribute
toward
postpandemic
recovery
understanding
impact
via
changes,
they
potentially
inform
care
decision
making.
exploited
enhance
our
behaviors
emergencies,
lead
improved
planning
policy
making
future
crises.
Journal of Medical Internet Research,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
25, P. e40922 - e40922
Published: Jan. 3, 2023
Chatbots
have
become
a
promising
tool
to
support
public
health
initiatives.
Despite
their
potential,
little
research
has
examined
how
individuals
interacted
with
chatbots
during
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
Understanding
user-chatbot
interactions
is
crucial
for
developing
services
that
can
respond
people's
needs
global
emergency.
BMC Public Health,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
25(1)
Published: Jan. 28, 2025
This
study
qualitatively
investigates
retirement-age
adults'
perspectives
on
engaging
in
health
behaviors
such
as
physical
activity
or
a
healthy
diet,
distinguishing
facilitators,
barriers,
goals,
and
motivations
(the
two
later
line
with
Self-Determination
Theory).
Two
clinical
psychologists
conducted
four
focus
groups
Spanish
adults
around
retirement
age.
We
inductive
deductive
content
analysis.
The
main
facilitators
barriers
identified
were
the
presence
absence
of
social
support/social
network,
mental
health,
willpower,
time,
motivation.
Participants
reported
different
types
motivation
(e.g.,
intrinsic
enjoyment
exercise
cooking)
goals
(intrinsic
extrinsic);
except
for
goal
management,
which
presented
both
motivation,
participants
regulated
autonomously,
extrinsic
ones
controlled
A
process
internalizing
source
was
inductively
by
participants.
Facilitating
networks
addressing
issues
could
aid
engagement
among
this
population.
Additionally,
management
appeared
significant
goal,
where
autonomous
can
develop
even
if
behavior
initially
arises
from
external
triggers,
medical
advice.
Journal of Medical Internet Research,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
23(4), P. e27341 - e27341
Published: April 1, 2021
Background
The
COVID-19
pandemic
has
disrupted
human
societies
around
the
world.
This
public
health
emergency
was
followed
by
a
significant
loss
of
life;
ensuing
social
restrictions
led
to
employment,
lack
interactions,
and
burgeoning
psychological
distress.
As
physical
distancing
regulations
were
introduced
manage
outbreaks,
individuals,
groups,
communities
engaged
extensively
on
media
express
their
thoughts
emotions.
internet-mediated
communication
self-reported
information
encapsulates
emotional
mental
well-being
all
individuals
impacted
pandemic.
Objective
research
aims
investigate
emotions
related
expressed
over
time,
using
an
artificial
intelligence
(AI)
framework.
Methods
Our
study
explores
emotion
classifications,
intensities,
transitions,
profiles,
as
well
alignment
key
themes
topics,
across
four
stages
pandemic:
declaration
global
crisis
(ie,
prepandemic),
first
lockdown,
easing
restrictions,
second
lockdown.
employs
AI
framework
comprised
natural
language
processing,
word
embeddings,
Markov
models,
growing
self-organizing
map
algorithm,
which
are
collectively
used
conversations.
investigation
carried
out
73,000
Twitter
conversations
posted
users
in
Australia
from
January
September
2020.
Results
outcomes
this
enabled
us
analyze
visualize
different
concerns
that
reflected
during
pandemic,
could
be
gain
insights
into
citizens’
health.
First,
topic
analysis
showed
diverse
common
people
had
It
noted
personal-level
escalated
broader
time.
Second,
intensity
state
transitions
fear
sadness
more
prominently
at
first;
however,
transitioned
anger
disgust
Negative
emotions,
except
for
sadness,
significantly
higher
(P<.05)
showing
increased
frustration.
Temporal
conducted
modeling
changes
demonstrated
how
emerged
shifted
Third,
categorized
where
differences
seen
between
lockdown
profiles.
Conclusions
recorded
general
public.
While
established
use
discover
informed
time
when
impossible,
also
contribute
toward
postpandemic
recovery
understanding
impact
via
changes,
they
potentially
inform
care
decision
making.
exploited
enhance
our
behaviors
emergencies,
lead
improved
planning
policy
making
future
crises.