Grant: Undergraduate: Summer Studentship Award - Institute Community Support
University of British Columbia
$5,000.00
A qualitative descriptive study of Reddit forums to explore the experiences and information needs of individuals with arthritis and comorbid mental disorders
FY 2018-19
Summary
Arthritis is a very painful condition that affects over 6 million Canadians. The goal of this research is to study mental health in arthritis, an understudied issue despite the complex relationship between arthritis and psychiatric conditions. In particular, we would like to better understand the experiences and information needs of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) regarding depression and/or anxiety. We will gather data from posts published on Reddit, which is a highly visited social news website and a popular venue for individuals suffering from mental disorders to engage in written communications. Once we collect the eligible posts, we will analyze and summarize the informational contents. Through this study, we will be able to help improve care for arthritis by exploring the information needs of patients with RA regarding depression and/or anxiety.
Department
Program
Undergraduate: Summer Studentship Award - Institute Community Support
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
400507
Name
Park Jamie Y
Region
British Columbia
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Instname2
Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis
Theme2
Health systems / services
Prcname2
Summer Studentships in Musculoskeletal Health
Projecttitle
A qualitative descriptive study of Reddit forums to explore the experiences and information needs of individuals with arthritis and comorbid mental disorders
Programtype2
Studentship Programs
Orgnameinp2
University of British Columbia
Cihramount2
$5,000
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
Undergraduate: Summer Studentship Award - Institute Community Support
Keyworddelim
Anxiety; Arthritis; Depression; Digital Health; Mental Health; Qualitative; Reddit; Rheumatoid Arthritis
Abstract
Arthritis is a very painful condition that affects over 6 million Canadians. The goal of this research is to study mental health in arthritis, an understudied issue despite the complex relationship between arthritis and psychiatric conditions. In particular, we would like to better understand the experiences and information needs of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) regarding depression and/or anxiety. We will gather data from posts published on Reddit, which is a highly visited social news website and a popular venue for individuals suffering from mental disorders to engage in written communications. Once we collect the eligible posts, we will analyze and summarize the informational contents. Through this study, we will be able to help improve care for arthritis by exploring the information needs of patients with RA regarding depression and/or anxiety.
Competitiondate
201901
Approvedterm2
0 yr 4 mths
Pinamesdelim
Park, Jamie Y
Approvedterm
0 an 4 mois
Cihrcontribution2
~ $5,000~ $0~
