| Title |
Methodological and ethical issues in research using social media: a metamethod of Human Papillomavirus vaccine studies
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Medical Research Methodology, December 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2288-14-127 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Diana L Gustafson, Claire F Woodworth |
| Abstract |
Online content is a primary source of healthcare information for internet-using adults and a rich resource for health researchers. This paper explores the methodological and ethical issues of engaging in health research using social media. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 13 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 3 | 23% |
| India | 2 | 15% |
| Australia | 1 | 8% |
| Germany | 1 | 8% |
| Cameroon | 1 | 8% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 8% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 3 | 23% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 8 | 62% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 15% |
| Scientists | 2 | 15% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 121 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 2% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | <1% |
| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Poland | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 114 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 28 | 23% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 14% |
| Researcher | 10 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 6% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 22 | 18% |
| Unknown | 31 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 22 | 18% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 14% |
| Psychology | 8 | 7% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 7 | 6% |
| Computer Science | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 23 | 19% |
| Unknown | 38 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 9. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 05 February 2016.
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#3,977,976
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Outputs from BMC Medical Research Methodology
#633
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#55,508
of 365,583 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Medical Research Methodology
#14
of 22 outputs
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