JAMA Network January 22, 2019
The scope and types of data available in social networks represent growing potential resources for deciphering and addressing the social determinants of health. Between 2005 and 2018, the use of social media among individuals in the United States increased from 5% to 69%.1 In 2016, the Pew Research Center found that Facebook was the most popular platform, used by 68% of the US population (76% of whom visited the site daily, engaging for nearly an hour a day),...