dc.contributor.author | Gruzd, Anatoliy | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Black, Fiona A. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Le, Thi Ngoc Yen | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Amos, Kathleen | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-09-24T15:00:21Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-09-24T15:00:21Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-01 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Gruzd, Anatoliy, Fiona A. Black, Thi Ngoc Yen Le, and Kathleen Amos. 2012. "Investigating biomedical research literature in the blogosphere: a case study of
diabetes and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c)." Journal of the Medical Library Association 100(1): 34-42. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1536-5050 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.3163/1536-5050.100.1.007 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/36552 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: The research investigated the relationship between biomedical literature and
blogosphere discussions about diabetes in order to explore the role of Web 2.0
technologies in disseminating health information. Are blogs that cite biomedical
literature perceived as more trustworthy in the blogosphere, as measured by their
popularity and interconnections with other blogs? Methods: Web mining, social network
analysis, and content analysis were used to analyze a large sample of blogs to determine
how often biomedical literature is referenced in blogs on diabetes and how these blogs
interconnect with others in the health blogosphere. Results: Approximately 10% of the
3,005 blogs analyzed cite at least 1 article from the dataset of 2,246 articles. The
most influential blogs, as measured by in-links, are written by diabetes patients and
tend not to cite biomedical literature. In general, blogs that do not cite biomedical
literature tend not to link to blogs that do. Conclusions: There is a large
communication gap between health professional and personal diabetes blogs. Personal
blogs do not tend to link to blogs by health professionals. Diabetes patients may be
turning to the blogosphere for reasons other than authoritative information. They may be
seeking emotional support and exchange of personal stories. | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of the Medical Library Association | en_US |
dc.title | Investigating biomedical research literature in the blogosphere: a case study of
diabetes and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) | en_US |
dc.type | Text | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 100 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 1 | en_US |
dc.identifier.startpage | 34 | en_US |