Akpo Jennifer E, Murphy Caitlin, Mull Jennifer, Gaillard Trudy, Bilello Lori A, Webb Fern J
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, USA.
Center for Health Equity and Engagement Research, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
J Community Health. 2025 Jun;50(3):386-394. doi: 10.1007/s10900-024-01409-7. Epub 2024 Oct 13.
The COVID-19 pandemic led to an increased use of social media, with many people turning to it for social support. Given the varying effects of social media, this study examines how social media use influences the willingness of adults in the State of Florida to participate in COVID-19-related research. The study used data collected through the Florida Statewide Registry for Aging Studies (FSRAS), which included 587 participants who were 25 years and older. The primary outcome variables were COVID-19 treatment and COVID-19 vaccine research. Ordinal logistic regression was used to evaluate the association between social media use and willingness to participate in COVID-19 treatment and vaccination research, adjusting for sociodemographic variables. The analysis did not find a statistically significant relationship between social media use and the likelihood of participating in COVID-19 research. However, significant differences were observed across racial/ethnic groups. Participants who identified as "Hispanic/Latino" (OR-2.44, 95% CI-1.11-5.35, p = 0.03) and "Other" (OR-12.51, 95% CI-1.98-79.22, p = 0.01) were significantly associated with willingness to participate in a COVID-19 treatment research. Similarly, participants of all other races/ethnicities were significantly more willing to participate in research testing COVID-19 vaccines. Additionally, females were more likely to express willingness to participate in COVID-19 vaccine research. Social media use did not significantly affect willingness to participate in COVID-19 treatment and vaccine research; however, racial and ethnic differences significantly influenced willingness to participate. These findings suggest that implementing targeted culturally sensitive recruitment strategies and community engagement efforts can improve participation in COVID-19 research.
新冠疫情导致社交媒体的使用增加，许多人转向社交媒体寻求社会支持。鉴于社交媒体的不同影响，本研究考察了社交媒体的使用如何影响佛罗里达州成年人参与新冠相关研究的意愿。该研究使用了通过佛罗里达州全州老龄化研究登记处（FSRAS）收集的数据，其中包括587名年龄在25岁及以上的参与者。主要结果变量是新冠治疗和新冠疫苗研究。使用有序逻辑回归来评估社交媒体使用与参与新冠治疗和疫苗接种研究意愿之间的关联，并对社会人口统计学变量进行了调整。分析未发现社交媒体使用与参与新冠研究的可能性之间存在统计学上的显著关系。然而，在种族/族裔群体之间观察到了显著差异。将自己认定为“西班牙裔/拉丁裔”的参与者（比值比-2.44，95%置信区间-1.11-5.35，p = 0.03）和“其他”参与者（比值比-12.51，95%置信区间-1.98-79.22，p = 0.01）与参与新冠治疗研究的意愿显著相关。同样，所有其他种族/族裔的参与者更愿意参与新冠疫苗研究测试。此外，女性更有可能表示愿意参与新冠疫苗研究。社交媒体的使用并未显著影响参与新冠治疗和疫苗研究的意愿；然而，种族和族裔差异显著影响了参与意愿。这些发现表明，实施有针对性的、对文化敏感的招募策略和社区参与努力可以提高参与新冠研究的程度。
