Using Social Media for Clinical Research: Recommendations and Examples From the Brown-Lifespan Center for Digital Health

Elizabeth M Goldberg   ^{1, 2, 3} , ScM, MD ;   Rochelle K Rosen   ^{3, 4, 5} , PhD ;   Don S Dizon   ^{3, 6, 7} , MD ;   Kirsten J Langdon   ^{3, 5, 8} , PhD ;   Natalie M Davoodi   ⁹ , MPH ;   Tyler B Wray   ^{3, 10} , PhD ;   Nicole R Nugent   ^{3, 5} , PhD ;   Shira I Dunsiger   ^{3, 4} , PhD ;   Megan L Ranney   ^{1, 3, 4} , MPH, MD

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States

² Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, United States

³ Brown-Lifespan Center for Digital Health, Providence, RI, United States

⁴ Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States

⁵ Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States

⁶ Department of Medical Oncology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States

⁷ Lifespan Cancer Institute, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, United States

⁸ Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, United States

⁹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Providence, RI, United States

¹⁰ Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States