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The posts most associated with /r/Anesthesia when compared to a control group were posts belonging to the “Physician-Patient Experience” category (Cohen’s d= 0.389) while the posts least associated with /r/Anesthesia were from the “Uncertainties” category of posts (Cohen’s d= 0.147). Results: LDA analysis of posts in /r/Anesthesia relative to a control group produced 6 distinct categories of posts (Table 1). The LDA topic themes most associated with posts in /r/Anesthesia compared to the control group were determined. Using latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) we extracted 20 topics from our data set. We collected a control group of 3,288 posts from a Reddit forum not related to Anesthesia. We collected 3,288 posts published between December 2015 and August 2019.

Big Query was used to collect posts from /r/Anesthesia. Methods: Posts published on an active Reddit forum on Anesthesia (i.e., /r/Anesthesia) were used. Anesthesia patients are actively using Reddit to discuss their treatment options and experiences within the medical system. Reddit is one of the most popular social media sites and allows users to anonymously connect. Social Media, Facebook, Reddit, Twitter, Anesthesia Abstractīackground: Patients utilize social media in search of support networks. Center for Digital Health, University of Pennsylvania
