Summary of Understanding Sarcoidosis Using Large Language Models and Social Media Data, by Nan Miles Xi et al.
Understanding Sarcoidosis Using Large Language Models and Social Media Data
by Nan Miles Xi, Hong-Long Ji, Lin Wang
First submitted to arxiv on: 12 May 2024
Categories
- Main: Computation and Language (cs.CL)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Social and Information Networks (cs.SI)
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| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This study uses a Large Language Model (LLM) to analyze sarcoidosis-related discussions on Reddit, demonstrating its effectiveness in identifying relevant content. The analysis reveals various symptoms reported by patients, including fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, and shortness of breath. Prednisone is the most prescribed medication, while infliximab shows the highest effectiveness in improving prognoses. Notably, age and gender disparities are observed in prognosis, with women and younger patients experiencing better outcomes. Unsupervised clustering identifies three distinct patient subgroups (phenotypes) with unique symptom profiles, prognostic outcomes, and demographic distributions. Sentiment analysis reveals a moderate negative impact on patients’ mental health post-diagnosis, particularly among women and younger individuals. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Sarcoidosis is a rare disease that causes inflammation in different parts of the body. Doctors are still trying to understand this disease because it can be tricky to diagnose and treat. In this study, scientists used a special computer program called a Large Language Model (LLM) to look at online discussions about sarcoidosis on Reddit. They found many different symptoms that people with sarcoidosis might experience, like feeling tired, swollen lymph nodes, or having trouble breathing. The most common medicine prescribed was prednisone, and infliximab seemed to help improve people’s health the most. Interestingly, the study showed that older men tend to have better outcomes than younger women. The analysis also found three main groups of people with sarcoidosis who share similar symptoms and experiences. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Clustering » Large language model » Unsupervised
