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Table 2 Descriptive information about tweets (N = 2639)

From: Twitter use at the 2016 Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health: analyzing #DIScience16

Category

N (%)

Re-share

 Yes

1499 (56.8)

Timing

 Before conference

99 (3.8)

 During conference

2352 (89.1)

 After conference

188 (7.1)

Category of tweet (N = 2509)

 Scientific promotion

1269 (50.6)

 Conference promotion

751 (29.9)

 Self-promotion

265 (10.6)

 Social

99 (3.9)

 Logistics

73(2.8)

 Other

52 (2.0)

Conference tracks (N=2444)

 Models, measures, and methods

669 (27.4)

 None

602 (24.6)

 Plenary

341 (14.0)

 Big data and technology for D&I research

148 (6.1)

 Behavioral health

141 (6.1)

 Poster

107 (4.4)

 Global D&I

97 (4.0)

 Prevention and public health

84 (3.4)

 Clinical care settings

75 (3.9)

 Health policy D&I

70 (2.9)

 Health equity

60 (2.5)

 Precision medicine

49 (2.0)

Disease mention

 Yes

64 (2.4)

Implementation word used

 Yes

473 (17.9)

Mentions (@)

 Yes

1063 (40.3)

Number of mentions

 0

1575 (59.7)

 1

750 (28.4)

 2

206 (7.8)

 3+

135 (5.1)