Social Network Analysis in Healthcare Settings: A Systematic Scoping Review

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 7; no. 8; p. e41911
• Main Authors: Chambers, Duncan, Wilson, Paul, Thompson, Carl, Harden, Melissa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 03.08.2012; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Analysis; Citation indexes; Collaboration; Communication; Decision making; England; Evidence-based medicine; Health care; Health care policy; Health care reform; Health informatics; Health Personnel - organization & administration; Health Personnel - trends; Health services; Hospitals; Humans; Intervention; Medical personnel; Medical research; Medicine; National Health Programs - organization & administration; National Health Programs - standards; National Health Programs - trends; Network analysis; Online databases; Pharmacists; Physicians; Professionals; Public health; Reviews; Science; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Social network analysis; Social networks; Social organization; Social sciences; Social Support; Studies; Subject heading schemes; Websites; United Kingdom > UK

Social network analysis (SNA) has been widely used across a range of disciplines but is most commonly applied to help improve the effectiveness and efficiency of decision making processes in commercial organisations. We are utilising SNA to inform the development and implementation of tailored behav...