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Newest firstThe use of ketamine for the management of neuropsychiatric conditions outside clinical settings has rapidly expanded, creating a critical need to understand diverse individual experiences. We conducted a qualitative content analysis of posts from the r/TherapeuticKetamine subreddit. From 3302 threads, the 500 highest-engagement threads (12,852 comments) were analyzed by independent coders across six domains: perce…
Open article record in new tab ↗ObjectiveTo apply large language models (LLMs) to Reddit posts referencing systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) to identify patient-expressed unmet medical needs, symptom experiences, and healthcare challenges, demonstrating how AI-enabled social media listening complements traditional patient-experience research. MethodsWe extracted 4,633 posts from ten SLE-related or health-focused Reddit communities using the pub…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background Cannamom culture (CMC), an online movement for acceptance of cannabis use among mothers, has gained traction on social media. The urgency for exploration of CMC in a Canadian context was enhanced through legalization of cannabis in 2018, followed by legalization of cannabis edibles in 2019. Objectives We sought to explore cannamoms' social media and blog posts, and their representations of cannabis use…
Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly used for qualitative thematic analysis, yet evidence on their performance in analysing focus-group data, where polyvocality and context complicate coding, remains limited. Given the increasing role of such models in thematic analysis, there is a need for methodological frameworks that enable systematic, metric-based comparisons between human and model-based analyses. W…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background Most studies examining the simultaneous use of cannabis with other drugs have focused on cannabis and alcohol, with fewer studies examining simultaneous use of cannabis with other drugs. The United States is currently experiencing an upward trend in psychedelic use and there is an increasing need to characterize cannabis and psychedelic drug interactions to best inform public health recommendations. Mat…
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