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A Mapping Review of Netnography in Nursing
Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, Department of Caring Sciences, University of Gävle, Gävle (SWE).ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2610-8998
University West, Department of Health Sciences, Section for nursing - graduate level. (LOVHH)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0335-3472
2023 (English)In: Qualitative Health Research, ISSN 1049-7323, E-ISSN 1552-7557, Vol. 33, no 8-9, p. 701-714Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

People use the Web to seek health-related information and to discuss health issues with peers. Netnography, a qualitative research methodology, has gained the attention of researchers interested in people’s health and health issues. However, no previous reviews have accounted for how netnography is used in nursing research. The purpose of this mapping review was to generate a map of netnographic research in nursing. The search was conducted in PubMed, Academic Search Elite, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Medline, PsycINFO, Scopus, and Web of Science. Data were extracted from 53 original articles. The results show an increasing trend in published netnographies over time; 34% of the total sample was published in 2021. Of the total, 28% originated from Sweden, and 81% had used a covert approach. In studies in which the researchers used more participatory designs, the time spent on online forums ranged between 4 weeks and 20 months. Informed consent is found to be an issue in netnographic studies. We discuss the fact that nursing researchers have used netnography to address a wide range of research topics of concern and interest, from self-care support in an online forum for older adults to nursing students’ perspectives on effective pedagogy. In line with the digital transformation in society in general, we discuss the fact that netnography as a research methodology offers great opportunities for nurse researchers to monitor new spaces and places that presuppose online methodological knowledge.

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2023. Vol. 33, no 8-9, p. 701-714
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netnography, nursing, qualitative research, research ethics, review
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Nursing
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NURSING AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCE, Nursing science
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-19976DOI: 10.1177/10497323231173794ISI: 001003114000001PubMedID: 37192601Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85159720952OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hv-19976DiVA, id: diva2:1758575
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