Table 1.
Latent Dirichlet allocation topic modeling for all Facebook posts, showing topic keywords and weights, topic interpretation, and example posts (N=34,885).
| Topic number | Topic name | Top 10 keywords and weightsa | Interpretation by authors | Example of Facebook posts (paraphrased) |
| 1 | Heart health promotion |
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Heart health–, heart disease–, and stroke-related events and support by organizations (eg, the American Heart Association) | The Heart Walk is how the American Heart Association mainly raises funds to prevent heart disease and stroke. It promotes physical activity and healthy heart living, and creates a family-friendly environment. On April 1st, a Saturday, the AHA is holding their annual Franklin County Heart Walk at the Washington City Fairgrounds Swine Pavilion at 9 a.m., with the walking starting at 10. |
| 2 | Sharing personal experiences |
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Sharing personal and family stories related to heart disease and encouraging people to share their stories to increase public awareness | It's been 5 years since I had my heart attack. I waited for about 15 hours with symptoms coming and going before I decided to drive myself to the hospital. After my heart attack, I was traumatized by the fear of death, and I started to exercise and eat healthier. It’s important it is to know the symptoms and listen to your body because one day it could save your life. |
| 3 | Risk-reduction education |
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Risk reduction (eg, blood pressure and cholesterol) and lifestyle modification for heart health and disease and stroke | Eat something healthy and delicious in Barbecued salmon, sauteed zucchini, sweet potatoes, and asparagus. Control your heart health by lowering cholesterol and salt intake. |
| 4 | Heart disease and heart health promotion for women |
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Promoting awareness of myocardial infarction symptoms for women and emphasizing characteristics of women’s myocardial infarction by the Go Red for Women Campaign | #GoRedForWomen today. We're bringing attention to women’s heart disease. Women have different warning signs for heart attacks. |
| 5 | Educational information sharing |
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Presenting articles and videos related to heart health and myocardial infarction information | Dr. A, Consulting Physical, discusses heart attack prevention. |
| 6 | Physicians’ live discussion sessions |
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Live Facebook sessions by physicians to discuss myocardial infarctions | Dr. B discussed how to reduce cardiovascular events in a Facebook LIVE session. |
aThe asterisk (*) shows the weight of each keyword.