دورية أكاديمية
Using social media to recruit research participants: a literature review.
العنوان: | Using social media to recruit research participants: a literature review. |
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المؤلفون: | Jones K; Athabasca University, Athabasca, Alberta, Canada., Wilson-Keates B; Athabasca University, Athabasca, Alberta, Canada., Melrose S; Athabasca University, Athabasca, Alberta, Canada. |
المصدر: | Nurse researcher [Nurse Res] 2024 Mar 13; Vol. 32 (1), pp. 28-34. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 18. |
نوع المنشور: | Review; Journal Article |
اللغة: | English |
بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: RCNi Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9435953 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2047-8992 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 13515578 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Nurse Res |
أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: <2015-> : London : RCNi Original Publication: Harrow, Middlesex : Viking House, |
مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Social Media*, Humans ; Patient Selection ; Research Personnel ; Time Pressure |
مستخلص: | Background: It may be challenging for researchers to recruit enough participants to have a diverse and representative sample for their studies. Usual recruitment methods that were historically effective can be difficult to use because of high costs, time constraints and geographical limitations. Social media is a low-cost, time-saving alternative. Aim: To summarise the benefits and challenges of using social media for recruitment. Discussion: This article provides an overview of social media. It considers the advantages of social media for recruitment, including its cost-effectiveness, accessibility, speed and potential exposure for researchers. It also discusses the challenges of using social media for recruitment, including ethical ambiguity, homogenous sampling and questionable validity of information gathered. Conclusion: Using social media for research saves time and reduces costs, increasing access to hard-to-reach populations and the reach of recruitment efforts. Implications for Practice: Options for researchers wishing to use social media for study recruitment are outlined, as are strategies for managing some of the challenges involved in this recruitment method. Competing Interests: None declared (©2024 RCN Publishing Company Ltd. All rights reserved. Not to be copied, transmitted or recorded in any way, in whole or part, without prior permission of the publishers.) |
فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: communication; literature review; methodology; research; social media; study recruitment |
تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20231218 Date Completed: 20240314 Latest Revision: 20240314 |
رمز التحديث: | 20240314 |
DOI: | 10.7748/nr.2023.e1859 |
PMID: | 38105712 |
قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
تدمد: | 2047-8992 |
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DOI: | 10.7748/nr.2023.e1859 |