A novel data-mining platform leveraging social media to monitor outcomes of Januvia

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2013:2013:7484-7. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2013.6611289.

Abstract

A novel data-mining method was developed to gauge the experiences of the diabetes mellitus drug Januvia. Self-organizing maps were used to analyze forum posts numerically to infer user opinion of drug Januvia. Graph theory was used to discover influential users. The result is a word list compilation correlating positive and negative word cluster groups and a web of influential users on Januvia. The implications could open new research avenues into rapid data collection, feedback, and analysis that would enable improved solutions for public health.

MeSH terms

  • Data Mining / methods*
  • Diabetes Mellitus / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Hypoglycemic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Pyrazines / therapeutic use
  • Sitagliptin Phosphate
  • Social Media
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Triazoles / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Hypoglycemic Agents
  • Pyrazines
  • Triazoles
  • Sitagliptin Phosphate