Regarding “Health Information in the Era of Social Media: An Analysis of the Nature and Accuracy of Posts Made by Public Facebook Pages for Patients with Endometriosis”

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I read with great interest the article by Towne et al [ 1 Towne J Suliman Y Russell KA Stuparich MA Nahas S Behbehani S Health information in the era of social media: an analysis of the nature and accuracy of posts made by public Facebook pages for patients with endometriosis. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2021 Feb 11; ([Epub ahead of print]) Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF Scopus (5) Google Scholar ]. The coronavirus disease pandemic has shown all of us the importance of using social media platforms for informing the public, as well as highlighted the devastating adverse effects that may arise from their improper use. During the pandemic, the number of people affected by coronavirus disease has skyrocketed, and this may have created an “infodemic” with large-scale sharing of ill-founded information with the potential to create panic and unrest among the public [ 2 Rathore FA Farooq F Information overload and infodemic in the COVID-19 pandemic. J Pak Med Assoc. 2020; 70: S162-S165 PubMed Google Scholar ]. Health Information in the Era of Social Media: An Analysis of the Nature and Accuracy of Posts Made by Public Facebook Pages for Patients with EndometriosisJournal of Minimally Invasive GynecologyVol. 28Issue 9PreviewTo analyze the nature and accuracy of social media (Facebook) content related to endometriosis. Full-Text PDF Authors’ ReplyJournal of Minimally Invasive GynecologyVol. 28Issue 7PreviewWe thank Dr. Carneiro for her knowledgeable comments on our previously published article, “Health Information in the Era of Social Media: An Analysis of the Nature and Accuracy of Posts Made by Public Facebook Pages for Patients with Endometriosis” [1]. We appreciate the opportunity to respond to the issues raised in the letter. In our article, we analyzed the nature and accuracy of social media (Facebook) content related to endometriosis. One concern was whether the study period of March 2020 could have influenced the results because March is Endometriosis Awareness Month (EAM). Full-Text PDF