Louise Reagan, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, FAANP, is Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, Storrs. At the time of this research, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York. Sarah Y. Nowlin, PhD, MSN, is Postdoctoral Associate, New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York. Stacia B. Birdsall, MPH, CNM, is Research Assistant, New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York. Juliana Gabbay, BA, is a second year medical student at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York. At the time of this research, she was Research Assistant, New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York. Allison Vorderstrasse, DNSc, APRN, FAAN, is Associate Professor, New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York. Constance Johnson, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Associate Dean for Research, the University of Texas Jane and Robert Cizik School of Nursing, Houston. Gail D'Eramo Melkus, EdD, C-NP, FAAN, is Associate Dean for Research, New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York.
Nurs Res. 2019 Nov/Dec;68(6):423-432. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000385.
Facebook (FB) has been widely used recently to recruit participants for adult health research. However, little is known about its effectiveness, cost, and the characteristics of participants recruited via FB when compared to other recruitment methods.
The purpose of this integrative review was to examine the published evidence concerning the use of FB in participant recruitment for adult health research, as compared to other social media, online, and traditional recruitment methods.
In this integrative review, we used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. PubMed, CINAHL, SCOPUS, and Web of Science were the electronic databases used to identify the published articles. In regard to language, the search was limited.
The efficacy and cost-effectiveness of using FB for recruitment in healthcare research as compared to more traditional forms of recruitment remain unclear. Reporting of recruitment strategies is inconsistent, and costs are often not included. FB is being used for recruitment frequently with other methods and, although often effective, can be costly.
FB is used to recruit participants for a variety of studies, with researchers using both free and paid ads to reach potential participants. Reporting of recruitment methods needs to be more rigorous, streamlined, and standardized in scientific papers.
最近，Facebook（FB）被广泛用于招募成人健康研究的参与者。然而，与其他招募方法相比，通过 FB 招募参与者的效果、成本以及参与者的特征知之甚少。
本次综合评价的目的是研究 FB 在成人健康研究中的参与者招募中的应用情况，与其他社交媒体、在线和传统招募方法相比，FB 的效果、成本和招募到的参与者的特征。
在本次综合评价中，我们使用了系统评价和荟萃分析的首选报告项目指南。使用 PubMed、CINAHL、SCOPUS 和 Web of Science 电子数据库来识别已发表的文章。关于语言，搜索是有限制的。
与更传统的招募形式相比，使用 FB 进行医疗保健研究招募的效果和成本效益仍不清楚。招募策略的报告不一致，而且通常不包括成本。FB 经常与其他方法一起用于招募参与者，尽管通常很有效，但成本可能很高。
FB 用于招募各种研究的参与者，研究人员使用免费和付费广告来接触潜在参与者。招募方法的报告需要在科学论文中更加严格、精简和标准化。
