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Large Language Models’ Accuracy in Emulating Human Experts’ Evaluation of Public Sentiments about Heated Tobacco Products on Social Media: Evaluation Study

Large Language Models’ Accuracy in Emulating Human Experts’ Evaluation of Public Sentiments about Heated Tobacco Products on Social Media: Evaluation Study

In past sentiment analyses of large-scale social media content data, human evaluators often examined a subset of the dataset rather than analyzing the entire dataset. The subset was then used as a representative sample to inform the sentiment of the whole dataset [8,9] or as a reference for machine learning classifiers tasked with analyzing the entire dataset [14].

Kwanho Kim, Soojong Kim

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e63631

Analyzing Themes, Sentiments, and Coping Strategies Regarding Online News Coverage of Depression in Hong Kong: Mixed Methods Study

Analyzing Themes, Sentiments, and Coping Strategies Regarding Online News Coverage of Depression in Hong Kong: Mixed Methods Study

Moreover, sentiment analysis is another NLP technique that enables the analysis of sentiment being expressed in online news to address RQ2 [53,54]. VADER is a lexicon-based sentiment analysis tool that is included in the NLTK and shows high accuracy in news sentiment analysis [55].

Sihui Chen, Cindy Sing Bik Ngai, Cecilia Cheng, Yangna Hu

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e66696

Proficiency, Clarity, and Objectivity of Large Language Models Versus Specialists’ Knowledge on COVID-19's Impacts in Pregnancy: Cross-Sectional Pilot Study

Proficiency, Clarity, and Objectivity of Large Language Models Versus Specialists’ Knowledge on COVID-19's Impacts in Pregnancy: Cross-Sectional Pilot Study

A Bag-of-Words representation was derived to enable both word frequency visualization and sentiment evaluation. Word clouds were generated to visually represent the most frequently occurring words for each LLM-generated text. The size and prominence of the words in the cloud reflected their frequency, offering an intuitive summary of the dominant themes and linguistic patterns specific to each model. To assess the emotional tone and polarity of the texts, sentiment analysis was performed using the TDM.

Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Michèle Buchinger, Hisham Atwan, Ruba Tuma, Francesco Chirico, Lukasz Szarpak, Raymond Farah, Rola Khamisy-Farah

JMIR Form Res 2025;9:e56126

Cross-Cultural Sense-Making of Global Health Crises: A Text Mining Study of Public Opinions on Social Media Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Developed and Developing Economies

Cross-Cultural Sense-Making of Global Health Crises: A Text Mining Study of Public Opinions on Social Media Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Developed and Developing Economies

These factors may result in varying word choices and sentiment, even when discussing similar topics. For example, geographic differences can affect how happiness is expressed on the web [32], while daily routines and spatiotemporal context can shape sentiments related to specific locations or events [33,34]. It is important to acknowledge these biases because such factors could influence the patterns observed in our analysis.

Adham Kahlawi, Firas Masri, Wasim Ahmed, Josep Vidal-Alaball

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e58656

Sentiment Dynamics Among Informal Caregivers in Web-Based Alzheimer Communities: Systematic Analysis of Emotional Support and Interaction Patterns

Sentiment Dynamics Among Informal Caregivers in Web-Based Alzheimer Communities: Systematic Analysis of Emotional Support and Interaction Patterns

To mitigate measurement bias that can result from applying off-the-shelf models to our dataset, we applied 2 popular sentiment analysis tools, specifically, Valence Aware Dictionary for Sentiment Reasoning (VADER) [22] and Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC) [23], to calculate the sentiment scores of web-based communications to quantify the overall sentiment expressed. These tools were chosen for their ability to consistently analyze large volumes of text data, making them suitable for our study.

Congning Ni, Qingyuan Song, Qingxia Chen, Lijun Song, Patricia Commiskey, Lauren Stratton, Bradley Malin, Zhijun Yin

JMIR Aging 2024;7:e60050

Analyzing Patient Experience on Weibo: Machine Learning Approach to Topic Modeling and Sentiment Analysis

Analyzing Patient Experience on Weibo: Machine Learning Approach to Topic Modeling and Sentiment Analysis

We conducted spatiotemporal analysis of the volume, sentiment, and topic of patient experience–related posts on the Weibo platform. Figure 1 shows an overview of this study, which included three distinct stages: (1) data collection and cleaning, (2) data selection and coding, and (3) data analysis and interpretation. Study design.

Xiao Chen, Zhiyun Shen, Tingyu Guan, Yuchen Tao, Yichen Kang, Yuxia Zhang

JMIR Med Inform 2024;12:e59249

Association Between X/Twitter and Prescribing Behavior During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Retrospective Ecological Study

Association Between X/Twitter and Prescribing Behavior During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Retrospective Ecological Study

The commercial social media aggregator, Brandwatch was leveraged to gather X/Twitter data and perform sentiment analysis [15,16]. Brandwatch is an official partner of X/Twitter allowing better access to X/Twitter data [17]. The accuracy of Brandwatch’s sentiment analysis is around 75%, which is comparable to other sentiment analysis tools [18-20]. In the tool, a query for the drug “hydroxychloroquine” and “Plaquenil” was added, and the date range was set from November 30, 2019, to January 29, 2021.

Scott A Helgeson, Rohan M Mudgalkar, Keith A Jacobs, Augustine S Lee, Devang Sanghavi, Pablo Moreno Franco, Ian S Brooks, National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C)

JMIR Infodemiology 2024;4:e56675

Exploring Public Emotions on Obesity During the COVID-19 Pandemic Using Sentiment Analysis and Topic Modeling: Cross-Sectional Study

Exploring Public Emotions on Obesity During the COVID-19 Pandemic Using Sentiment Analysis and Topic Modeling: Cross-Sectional Study

Advanced analytical techniques, such as sentiment analysis and topic modeling, can be used to explore the complex landscape of opinions and emotions surrounding obesity on social media platforms [14]. Sentiment analysis allows for the systematic identification and categorization of subjective information in textual data, providing insights into the prevailing emotions and opinions expressed in social media posts [15].

Jorge César Correia, Sarmad Shaharyar Ahmad, Ahmed Waqas, Hafsa Meraj, Zoltan Pataky

J Med Internet Res 2024;26:e52142

Differences in Fear and Negativity Levels Between Formal and Informal Health-Related Websites: Analysis of Sentiments and Emotions

Differences in Fear and Negativity Levels Between Formal and Informal Health-Related Websites: Analysis of Sentiments and Emotions

Sentiment and emotion analysis are natural language processing (NLP) techniques for the identification of sentiment and emotion from speech or voice data, images, or text data [11-13]. In sentiment analysis, the overall polarity of a text is identified—whether it is positive, negative, or neutral. Emotion analysis involves the identification of specific emotions expressed in a text.

Abigail Paradise Vit, Avi Magid

J Med Internet Res 2024;26:e55151

Natural Language Processing–Powered Real-Time Monitoring Solution for Vaccine Sentiments and Hesitancy on Social Media: System Development and Validation

Natural Language Processing–Powered Real-Time Monitoring Solution for Vaccine Sentiments and Hesitancy on Social Media: System Development and Validation

These corpora were then used to train NLP algorithms to automatically extract vaccine sentiment and hesitancy content. Finally, we developed an online dashboard to provide real-time insights into vaccine sentiment and hesitancy trends. Our study focuses on evaluating the vaccine sentiment and hesitancy of human papillomavirus (HPV), MMR, and general or unspecified vaccines.

Liang-Chin Huang, Amanda L Eiden, Long He, Augustine Annan, Siwei Wang, Jingqi Wang, Frank J Manion, Xiaoyan Wang, Jingcheng Du, Lixia Yao

JMIR Med Inform 2024;12:e57164