Health Researchers’ Use of Social Media: Scoping Review

Justine Dol   ^{1, 2} , MSc ;   Perri R Tutelman   ^{2, 3} , BHSc (Hons) ;   Christine T Chambers   ^{2, 3, 4} , PhD ;   Melanie Barwick   ^{5, 6, 7} , PhD ;   Emily K Drake   ¹ , MA ;   Jennifer A Parker   ² , PhD ;   Robin Parker   ⁸ , MLIS ;   Eric I Benchimol   ^{9, 10} , MD, PhD ;   Ronald B George   ¹¹ , MD ;   Holly O Witteman   ^{12, 13, 14, 15} , PhD

¹ Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

² Centre for Pediatric Pain Research, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS, Canada

³ Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

⁴ Dalhousie University, Department of Pediatrics, Halifax, NS, Canada

⁵ The Hospital for Sick Children, SickKids Research Institute, Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁶ University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁷ University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁸ Dalhousie University, WK Kellogg Health Sciences Library, Halifax, NS, Canada

⁹ University of Ottawa, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Ottawa, ON, Canada

¹⁰ University of Ottawa, Faculty of Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Ottawa, ON, Canada

¹¹ University of California San Francisco, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, San Francisco, CA, United States

¹² Laval University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family and Emergency Medicine, Quebec, QC, Canada

¹³ Laval University, Faculty of Medicine, Office of Education and Professional Development, Quebec, QC, Canada

¹⁴ CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada

¹⁵ Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada