Facebook recruitment for research of children and parents during the COVID-19 pandemic

Skeens, Micah; Sutherland-Foggio, Malcolm; Damman, Callista; Gerhardt, Cynthia A.; Akard, Terrah Foster

doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2022.151574

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“…While recruiting study subjects can be difficult in typical circumstances, the COVID‐19 pandemic posed additional obstacles for individuals and children seeking to participate in pediatric nursing research. Skeens' study found that using social media to recruit a sample of parent‐child dyads during the COVID‐19 pandemic was an innovative technique 51 . In addition, an original web‐based survey determined that social media was a successful and efficient technique for gathering data on COVID‐19 in a short period of time 27 …”

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“…Original studies also showed that remote data collection was an effective way to deal with the restrictions created by COVID‐19. Also, original studies determined that using technology like social media was an effective strategy for conducting research 27,51 …”

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“…21,30 • Quality of publication during COVID-19. 31 • Refusals and losses of follow-up 32 • Research in a special population 26,47 • Accessing to epidemiological data for collecting data 25,43 • Artificial intelligence and deep learning algorithm in analysis 21,25 • Adapting statistical methods to the pandemic conditions 64 • Reduction the number of face-to-face visits 7,15,51 • Visits are conducted remotely or via phone or video call 7,14 • Mailing drug to the participants 47 and sending the medicine directly to the patient's home by site personnel or sponsors 20,63 • Using volunteer registry for enrolment of patients 18 • Making strong communication and commitment to participants 52 • Creatingtechnologicalcapabilitiesforteleworking, 34 visits 35,47 • Motivating to perform procedures at the patient's home 63 • Permitting-use, healthcare facilities, 65 3.3 | Administrative issues (REC or IRB approval)…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Also, original studies determined that using technology like social media was an effective strategy for conducting research. 27,51 Key challenges in remote data collection encompass gathering diverse experiences in qualitative research, obtaining a representative sampling frame of the target population in quantitative research, and reaching out to more accessible populations. 63,72 While some of these challenges also exist in face-to-face research, the limited ability to personally recruit participants, whether at home, in a clinic, or any other locations, along with the reliance on mobile phones for recruitment, poses a specific challenge.…”

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Challenges and solutions in clinical research during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A narrative review

Nomali

Mehrdad

Heidari

et al. 2023

Health Science Reports

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Background and AimsThe COVID‐19 pandemic has presented significant challenges to clinical research, necessitating the adoption of innovative and remote methods to conduct studies. This study aimed to investigate these challenges and propose solutions for conducting clinical research during the pandemic.MethodsA narrative review was conducted (approval ID: IR.AMS.REC.1401.029), utilizing keyword searches in PubMed and Web of Science (WOS) citation index expanded (SCI‐EXPANDED) from January 2020 to January 2023. Keywords included COVID‐19, clinical research, barriers, obstacles, facilitators and enablers.ResultsOut of 2508 records retrieved, 43 studies were reviewed, providing valuable insights into the challenges and corresponding solutions for conducting clinical research during the COVID‐19 pandemic. The identified challenges were categorized into four main groups: issues related to researchers or investigators, issues related to participants and ethical concerns, administrative issues, and issues related to research implementation. To address these challenges, multiple strategies were proposed, including remote monitoring through phone or video visits, online data collection and interviews to minimize in‐person contact, development of virtual platforms for participant interaction and questionnaire completion, consideration of financial incentives, adherence to essential criteria such as inclusion and exclusion parameters, participant compensation, and risk assessment for vulnerable patients.ConclusionThe COVID‐19 pandemic has significantly impacted clinical research, requiring the adaptation and enhancement of existing research structures. Although remote methods and electronic equipment have limitations, they hold promise as effective solutions during this challenging period.

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Mehrdad

Heidari

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“…There is little research on exposure of media campaigns in a real-life digital setting, likely owing to limited options of viable platforms [10,11]. An increasing number of studies are being conducted within social media, specifically Facebook, to recruit participants [12][13][14], as well as to assess the feasibility of using Facebook to reach and survey youths and young adults about the use of tobacco and other substances [15,16].…”

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Assessing the Feasibility of Studying Awareness of a Digital Health Campaign on Facebook: Pilot Study Comparing Young Adult Subsamples

Tulsiani¹,

Ichimiya²,

Gerard³

et al. 2022

JMIR Form Res

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Background Mass media campaigns for preventive health messaging have been shown to be effective through years of research. However, few studies have assessed the effectiveness of campaigns on digital media, which is currently how youths and young adults are primarily consuming media. In particular, a platform that can accurately assess exposure to digital messaging in a real-life setting has yet to be developed. Objective This study examines the feasibility of a unique survey platform, Virtual Lab, to conduct a study on exposure to a media campaign within Facebook using a chatbot-style survey administration technique. Methods Virtual Lab is a survey platform that was used to recruit and survey participants within Facebook and Facebook Messenger, respectively. We created a Facebook business account with 2 Facebook pages: one for recruitment and disseminating the survey and the other one for serving the target advertisements. Pre- and postexposure surveys were administered via Facebook Messenger using a chatbot-style questionnaire 1 week apart. During this time, the target advertisements were shown to participants who completed the pre-exposure survey. The total time from recruitment to completion of the postexposure survey was 13 days, and incentive costs were US $10 per participant. Survey data were compared between those who completed both pre- and postexposure surveys and those who only completed the pre-exposure survey; that is, those who were lost to follow-up. The demographics of the complete cases were also compared to the US census data. Results A total of 375 Facebook users aged between 18 and 24 years met eligibility requirements and consented to the study, which consisted of complete cases (n=234) and participants lost to follow-up (n=141). A few differences between complete cases and participants lost to follow-up were observed. Regarding gender, complete cases comprised 40.2% males and 59.4% females, and among participants lost to follow-up, 44.0% were male and 50.4% were female (P=.003). Differences were also observed for e-cigarette use status, where a greater number of current users and fewer past and never users were lost to follow-up than complete cases (P=.01). Conclusions The use of Virtual Lab yielded a diverse sample quickly and cost-effectively. Demographic characteristics of participants who completed the study and those who were lost to follow-up were similar, indicating that no biases were caused by the platform during recruitment or testing. This study suggests the feasibility of the Virtual Lab survey platform for studies of media campaign exposure within Facebook. This platform can advance health campaign research by providing more accurate data to inform digital messaging.

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Recruiting experiences of NIH-funded principal investigators for community-based health behavior interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic

Seguin‐Fowler

Demment²,

Folta

et al. 2023

Contemporary Clinical Trials

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Facebook recruitment for research of children and parents during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 19 publications

References 38 publications

Challenges and solutions in clinical research during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A narrative review

Challenges and solutions in clinical research during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A narrative review

Assessing the Feasibility of Studying Awareness of a Digital Health Campaign on Facebook: Pilot Study Comparing Young Adult Subsamples

Recruiting experiences of NIH-funded principal investigators for community-based health behavior interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic

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