Situating Wikipedia as a health information resource in various contexts: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Wikipedia's health content is the most frequently visited resource for health information on the internet. While the literature provides strong evidence for its high usage, a comprehensive literature review of Wikipedia's role within the health context has not yet been reported.

Objective

To conduct a comprehensive review of peer-reviewed, published literature to learn what the existing body of literature says about Wikipedia as a health information resource and what publication trends exist, if any.

Methods

A comprehensive literature search in OVID Medline, OVID Embase, CINAHL, LISTA, Wilson's Web, AMED, and Web of Science was performed. Through a two-stage screening process, records were excluded if: Wikipedia was not a major or exclusive focus of the art

SUBMITTER: Smith DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7028268 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature