Using Twitter to Examine Stigma Against People With Dementia During COVID-19: Infodemiology Study

Juanita-Dawne Bacsu   ¹ , PhD ;   Sarah Fraser   ² , PhD ;   Alison L Chasteen   ³ , PhD ;   Allison Cammer   ⁴ , PhD ;   Karl S Grewal   ¹ , BSc ;   Lauren E Bechard   ⁵ , MSc ;   Jennifer Bethell   ⁶ , PhD ;   Shoshana Green   ¹ , MEd ;   Katherine S McGilton   ⁶ , PhD ;   Debra Morgan   ⁷ , PhD ;   Hannah M O’Rourke   ⁸ , PhD ;   Lisa Poole   ⁹ ;   Raymond J Spiteri   ¹⁰ , PhD ;   Megan E O'Connell   ¹ , PhD

¹ Department of Psychology, Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

² Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

³ Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁴ College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

⁵ Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada

⁶ Knowledge, Innovation, Talent and Everywhere (KITE) - Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁷ Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

⁸ Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

⁹ Dementia Advocacy Canada, Calgary, AB, Canada

¹⁰ Department of Computer Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada