From: The use of social network analysis in social support and care: a systematic scoping review protocol
Main category/subcategories | Description |
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Article data | |
Author(s) | Who is/are the author(s)? |
Title | The full title of the article |
Publication year | When was the study published? |
Country | In which country was the study conducted? |
Language | What language is used in the article? |
Study characteristics | |
Aims/purpose | Describe the stated objective(s) |
Study design | Quantitative or mixed methods. Experimental or observational |
Data collection methods | Questionnaires, electronic health record extraction, online platforms network data, qualitative techniques, etc. |
Key concept | Does the study focus on social support, care, or both? |
Population characteristics | |
Participants' role | Who are the participants? Patients, formal, or informal caregivers |
Age | Participant’s age |
Gender | Participant’s gender |
Participant’s context | Types of acute illnesses, long-term conditions or disabilities |
Setting | Where was social support or care delivered? (hospital, primary health care, self-groups, personal environment, online settings, etc.) |
Sample size | How many people participated in the study? |
Social network analysis methodology | |
Approach | Sociocentric, egocentric or personal network approach |
Social network analysis metrics | Density, centrality measures (degree, betweenness, closeness), isolates, dyads, etc. |
Analysis type | Descriptive, correlation, bivariant, multivariant, or others |
Data visualization | Yes/no |
Software | What SNA software was used? |
Knowledge contribution | |
Key findings | What were the main results of the study? |
Limitations | What are the main limitations of the study? |