Natural language processing of Reddit data to evaluate dermatology patient experiences and therapeutics.

Journal: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Published Date: Jul 12, 2019

Abstract

BACKGROUND: There is a lack of research studying patient-generated data on Reddit, one of the world's most popular forums with active users interested in dermatology. Techniques within natural language processing, a field of artificial intelligence, can analyze large amounts of text information and extract insights.

Authors

Edidiong Okon

School of Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Vishnutheja Rachakonda

School of Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Hyo Jung Hong

Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Chris Callison-Burch

Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States.
Jules B Lipoff

Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: jules.lipoff@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.

Keywords

Acne Vulgaris Cluster Analysis Dermatology Feasibility Studies Humans Natural Language Processing Patient Outcome Assessment Psoriasis Reproducibility of Results Social Media Software Sunbathing

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Natural language processing of Reddit data to evaluate dermatology patient experiences and therapeutics.

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