Fig 1.
Scoping literature review flow chart (PRISMA).
Fig 2.
Increase over time in research papers discussing the challenges of health-related big data.
N.B. The search was performed on September 18, 2017. Therefore, the full number of articles for year 2017 was calculated by projecting the data until September 18.
Table 1.
Recurrent promises and challenges associated with health related big data that have relevance for ethics review.
Fig 3.
Frequency of ethical considerations associated with health-related big data studies.
Fig 4.
Alluvial diagram of mutual interrelations between different thematic families (figure credit Joanna Sleigh).