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A Theoretical Analysis on Health-Related Twitter Information During the First Philippine COVID-19 Lockdown
6th Future Technologies Conference, FTC 2021 ; 359 LNNS:374-387, 2022.
Article in English | Scopus | ID: covidwho-1549334
ABSTRACT
As the global pandemic continuously affect millions to date, an abundant number of internet users turn to seek and share health information in mainstream social networking sites such as Twitter. This study is a theoretically based qualitative analysis on the utilization of health information during the first COVID-19 Philippine lockdown. With Uses and Gratifications Theory as its theoretical lens, results suggest that health information on tips and pointers on COVID-19 prevention are commonly sought and shared, along with the latest information on COVID-19 health statistics, and the economic impact of pandemic on business ventures and on personal lives. But more importantly, this paper argues that more than utilizing health information to meet user cognitive needs (information seeking and sharing), social and integrative needs were also met and vital through the themes surrounding community engagement and social interactions. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: Scopus Language: English Journal: 6th Future Technologies Conference, FTC 2021 Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: Scopus Language: English Journal: 6th Future Technologies Conference, FTC 2021 Year: 2022 Document Type: Article