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Abstract
Introduction:
The rising popularity of social media, since their inception around 20 years ago, has been echoed in the growth of health-related research using data derived from them. This has created a demand for literature reviews to synthesise this emerging evidence base and inform future activities. Existing reviews tend to be narrow in scope, with limited consideration of the different types of data, analytical methods and ethical issues involved. There has also been a tendency for research to be siloed within different academic communities (eg, computer science, public health), hindering knowledge translation. To address these limitations, we will undertake a comprehensive scoping review, to systematically capture the broad corpus of published, health-related research based on social media data. Here, we present the review protocol and the pilot analyses used to inform it.
Methods:
A version of Arksey and O’Malley’s five-stage scoping review framework will be followed: (1) identifying the research question; (2) identifying the relevant literature; (3) selecting the studies; (4) charting the data and (5) collating, summarising and reporting the results. To inform the search strategy, we developed an inclusive list of keyword combinations related to social media, health and relevant methodologies. The frequency and variability of terms were charted over time and cross referenced with significant events, such as the advent of Twitter. Five leading health, informatics, business and cross-disciplinary databases will be searched: PubMed, Scopus, Association of Computer Machinery, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts, alongside the Google search engine. There will be no restriction by date.
Ethics and dissemination:
The review focuses on published research in the public domain therefore no ethics approval is required. The completed review will be submitted for publication to a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary open access journal, and conferences on public health and digital research.
The rising popularity of social media, since their inception around 20 years ago, has been echoed in the growth of health-related research using data derived from them. This has created a demand for literature reviews to synthesise this emerging evidence base and inform future activities. Existing reviews tend to be narrow in scope, with limited consideration of the different types of data, analytical methods and ethical issues involved. There has also been a tendency for research to be siloed within different academic communities (eg, computer science, public health), hindering knowledge translation. To address these limitations, we will undertake a comprehensive scoping review, to systematically capture the broad corpus of published, health-related research based on social media data. Here, we present the review protocol and the pilot analyses used to inform it.
Methods:
A version of Arksey and O’Malley’s five-stage scoping review framework will be followed: (1) identifying the research question; (2) identifying the relevant literature; (3) selecting the studies; (4) charting the data and (5) collating, summarising and reporting the results. To inform the search strategy, we developed an inclusive list of keyword combinations related to social media, health and relevant methodologies. The frequency and variability of terms were charted over time and cross referenced with significant events, such as the advent of Twitter. Five leading health, informatics, business and cross-disciplinary databases will be searched: PubMed, Scopus, Association of Computer Machinery, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts, alongside the Google search engine. There will be no restriction by date.
Ethics and dissemination:
The review focuses on published research in the public domain therefore no ethics approval is required. The completed review will be submitted for publication to a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary open access journal, and conferences on public health and digital research.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-8 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | BMJ Open |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 14 Dec 2018 |
Keywords
- Digital Health
- Social Media
- Research Methods
- Data Mining
- Health analytics
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Administrative Data Research Centre - Scotland
Pagliari, C., Cunningham-Burley, S. & Dibben, C.
1/11/13 → 31/10/18
Project: Research
Research output
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Outbreak Communication Challenges when Misinformation Spreads on Social Media
Vijaykumar, S., Jin, Y. & Pagliari, C., 28 Mar 2019, In: Revista Eletrônica de Comunicação, Informação e Inovação em Saúde (RECIIS).Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The social dynamics of lung cancer talk on Twitter, Facebook and Macmillan.org.uk
Taylor, J. & Pagliari, C., 10 Jun 2019, In: npj Digital Medicine.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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#Deathbedlive: the end-of-life trajectory, reflected in a cancer patient's tweets
Taylor, J. & Pagliari, C., 22 Jan 2018, In: BMC palliative care. 17, 1, p. 17Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile