Table 4.
Results of the content analysis of individual posts
| Question | Yes n (%) |
Strengthen n (%) |
Neutral n (%) |
Weaken n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the post contain the correct drug? | 594 (94.1) | |||
| Does the post contain the correct medical adverse event? | 462 (73.2) | |||
| If the post contains the correct drug and medical event, is the medical event an actual adverse experience? | 250 (39.6) | |||
| Does the post relate the medical event to the drug of interest? | 199 (79.6)a | |||
| Is there evidence that the patient really took the drug? | 109 (43.6)a | |||
| Is there information on latency? | 24 (9.6)a | 8 (33.3) | 16 (66.7) | 0 (0) |
| Is there a description on the course of the adverse event? | 49 (19.6)a | 11 (22.4) | 36 (73.5) | 2 (4.1) |
| Is there any mention/discussion in the post on risk factors (including lifestyle, medical history, comorbidity, indication) and/or co-medication? | 33 (13.2)a | 3 (9.1) | 22 (66.7) | 8 (24.2) |
| Does the post contain patient characteristics: age, sex, weight, height? | 7 (2.8)a | 1 (14.3) | 6 (85.7) | 0 (0) |
| Is there any description as to whether/how the event affected the quality of life of the patient? | 29 (11.6)a |
aThe denominator for this question is the 250 posts containing the correct drug and medical event, and where the medical event was an actual adverse experience