Artificial Intelligence Reviews Patient Perceptions of Cholesterol Drugs
Health IT Analytics April 28, 2023
A new artificial intelligence algorithm used data from a social media platform to gather and categorize patient opinions on cholesterol drugs.
Researchers at Stanford Medicine developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that can analyze Reddit data containing patient perceptions of statins, assessing positive and negative feedback along with discussion topics to determine how providers can better connect with patients and counter the prevalence of misinformation about these drugs.
A report from the World Health Organization indicated that among the top causes of death worldwide, cardiovascular disease ranked No. 1 in 2019, with ischaemic heart disease accounting for 16 percent of total deaths worldwide.
Despite the prevalence of this condition, treatment in the form of cholesterol-lowering drugs known as stations is...