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. 2020 Sep 9:6:19.
doi: 10.1186/s40959-020-00072-w. eCollection 2020.

#CardioOncology: Twitter chat as a mechanism for increasing awareness of heart health for cancer patients

Claire C Conley  1 , Neha G Goyal  2 , Sherry-Ann Brown  3
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#CardioOncology: Twitter chat as a mechanism for increasing awareness of heart health for cancer patients

Claire C Conley et al. Cardiooncology. .

Abstract

Consideration of heart health for cancer survivors is increasingly important, as improved cancer survivorship has resulted in a growing number of survivors affected by cardiovascular disease. However, there is limited knowledge of cardio-oncology among both patients and a variety of health professionals. Thus, efforts are needed to increase awareness about cardio-oncology. Social media represents one potential opportunity to disseminate information about cardio-oncology to a large audience. We highlight one example of a social media educational/advocacy campaign conducted on Twitter (a "Twitter Chat") that garnered nearly 1.2 million impressions (views by Twitter users) in just 24 h. We provide both quantitative and qualitative data to support the efficacy of using Twitter for such educational/advocacy campaigns, and describe key features that contributed to its success. Twitter Chats inexpensively utilize innovative technology to provide education and foster community. Long-term studies are needed to understand whether Twitter Chats can change knowledge and behavior related to cardio-oncology.

Keywords: Cancer; Cancer survivorship; Cardio-oncology; Cardiology; Social media; Twitter.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interestsThe authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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KAIL. Representative responses to each of the four questions posted in the February 2020 Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) monthly Twitter Chat (#BehavioralMedChat), which focused on cardio-oncology. Four themed domains or categories emerged: knowledge impartation (K), advocacy awareness (A), interdisciplinary collaboration (I), and learning impact (L), termed KAIL
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