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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Aug 5.
Published in final edited form as: Methods Inf Med. 2016 Jun 28;55(4):322–332. doi: 10.3414/ME15-01-0154

Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria used for selection of articles

Inclusion Exclusion
Retrieved Article:

  • Relates to Internet or social media used in health care AND mention of some aspect of CAM.

  • Focuses on evaluation of available online CAM information or CAM related product claims using defined criteria.

  • Highlights areas related to online spread or surveillance of CAM information.

  • Characterizes predictors of Internet and social media use and presents results related to CAM.

  • Highlights policies or guidelines for Internet or social media use in context of health care.

  • (For survey-based articles) Includes questions related to Internet or social media use for seeking and sharing CAM information.

 Retrieved Article:

  • Does not contain any aspects of Internet or social media.

  • Does not contain any aspect of CAM use.

  • Is case study related to adverse reaction or biochemical analysis of ingredients from Internet purchased interventions.

  • Is exclusively listing of reliable sources of CAM information.

  • Focuses on describing methodology of how Internet-based questionnaires were administered for gaining information related to CAM use.

  • Focuses on information derived from biomedical literature databases.

  • Focuses on web-based consultations with clinicians.