Department of Population Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.
School of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Missouri Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Int J Prison Health. 2020 Apr 10;16(2):117-122. doi: 10.1108/IJPH-08-2019-0042.
The purpose of this study is to measure Facebook (FB) use as a tool for maintaining research contact with hard-to-reach women with criminal justice histories.
DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: Retrospective data were analyzed from a jail health intervention. Bivariate analysis compared the rates of follow-up between FB group users and non-FB group users at one post-intervention time point. Multivariate models explored predictors for FB group follow-up.
Among 184 participants, 89 (48.4%) used the private research FB group. This group was more likely to complete the follow-up survey one year after enrollment compared to non-FB group users (P = 0.002). Regression analyses showed that, compared to non-FB group users, FB group users were more likely to be younger and have a history of sexually transmitted infections.
FB is popular among women with criminal justice histories. Use of this social media site with study participants from hard-to-reach populations may enhance study retention.
ORIGINALITY/VALUE: This paper fills a gap in examining the long-term use of FB as a research strategy to maintain contain with typically hard-to-reach populations.
本研究旨在衡量 Facebook（FB）作为与具有刑事司法史的难以接触的女性保持研究联系的工具的使用情况。
设计/方法/方法：从监狱健康干预中分析了回顾性数据。在一个干预后时间点，对 FB 组用户和非 FB 组用户的随访率进行了双变量分析。多变量模型探讨了 FB 组随访的预测因素。
在 184 名参与者中，89 名（48.4%）使用了私人研究 FB 组。与非 FB 组用户相比，该组在入组一年后更有可能完成随访调查（P=0.002）。回归分析表明，与非 FB 组用户相比，FB 组用户更年轻，且更有可能患有性传播感染。
FB 在具有刑事司法史的女性中很受欢迎。在研究参与者中使用这个社交媒体网站，可能会提高研究的保留率。
原创性/价值：本文填补了使用 FB 作为与通常难以接触的人群保持联系的研究策略的长期使用的空白。
