Abstract
Healthcare Social Question Answering (SQA) services are dedicated platforms for users to freely ask questions regarding their health related concerns and respond to or rate other users’ questions. To have a deeper insight into harnessing the rich data collected in healthcare SQA services, this study aims to investigate the concepts discussed using the intricate web of social relationships among questions, answers, associated askers and answerers by applying graph theory, concept mapping and cluster analysis. We collected 4212 question from Drugs.com, one of the popular healthcare SQA services to visualise concepts using Leximancer and cluster similar questions using quadripartite graph-based cluster analysis. The findings demonstrate the openness demonstrated by users on their weight, sleep and drug related questions. The cluster analysis revealed the possibility of applying graph theory to identify similar questions.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 25th Australasian Conference on Information Systems |
Editors | Felix B Tan Deborah Bunker |
Place of Publication | Online |
Publisher | ACIS |
Pages | 1-10 |
Number of pages | 10 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781927184264 |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 25th Australasian Conference on Information Systems - Auckland, New Zealand Duration: 8 Dec 2014 → 10 Dec 2014 http://bis2.aut.ac.nz/acis2014/ (Conference Link) |
Conference
Conference | 25th Australasian Conference on Information Systems |
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Abbreviated title | ACIS 2014 |
Country/Territory | New Zealand |
City | Auckland |
Period | 8/12/14 → 10/12/14 |
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