Publications by authors named "L B Bacon"
Article Synopsis
- Sentiment analysis is a key method for analyzing text, especially in social media research, where the choice between manual and automated methods is crucial.
- The study compared several sentiment analysis tools, including VADER, TEXT2DATA, LIWC-22, and ChatGPT 4.0, against manually coded sentiment scores from YouTube comments on the opioid crisis, assessing factors like ease of use and cost.
- Findings revealed that LIWC-22 excelled in identifying sentiment patterns, while VADER was best at classifying negative comments, but overall, automated tools showed only fair agreement with manual coding, with ChatGPT performing poorly.
Article Synopsis
- Graft versus host disease (GVHD) happens to about 40%-60% of people who get a stem cell transplant, and it can be very serious, killing about 15% of those people.
- *Some people can get a rare and severe form called sclerodermatous GVHD, which can cause a lot of health problems.
- *The article shares a patient's personal story about what it’s like to live with this disease.
Background: Adolescents and young adults with risk factors for opioid misuse and opioid use disorder are at elevated risk for overdose. We examined prior non-fatal overdose experiences among at-risk adolescents/young adults to inform prevention efforts.
Methods: Adolescents/young adults (ages 16-30) in two US emergency departments self-reporting past year opioid misuse or opioid use plus a misuse risk factor completed a baseline survey as part of an ongoing randomised controlled trial.
Electronic Cigarette or Vaping-Associated Lung Injury Case Report.
J Educ Teach Emerg Med
January 2023
Unlabelled: Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) or vaping associated lung injury (EVALI) cases have increased with the popularity of e-cigarettes in the mostly young, healthy population. Some common symptoms associated with EVALI include shortness of breath and chest pain, and the most common diagnostic imaging findings are organizing pneumonia and diffuse alveolar damage seen on computed tomography (CT). Pneumomediastinum is a known sequela of EVALI.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To identify good practice in the community management of chronic pain, and to understand the perspective of a group of healthcare service users towards the management of chronic pain using technology during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: Forty-five people, recruited social media and Pain Association Scotland, participated in three focus groups hosted over Zoom. Focus groups were conducted using semi-structured questions to guide the conversation.