Feasibility of Using Social Networking Technologies for Health Research Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Mixed Methods Study
Feasibility of Using Social Networking Technologies for Health Research Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Mixed Methods Study
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DOI：
10.1177/1557988313476878
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发表时间：
2014-01-01
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2.3
通讯作者：
Jaganath, Devan
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作者：
Young, Sean D.;Jaganath, Devan
本研究旨在评估在男男性接触者(MSM)中使用社交网络作为健康研究平台的可行性和可接受性。55名MSM(主要是非裔美国人和拉丁裔)被邀请加入社交网站Facebook上的一个秘密小组。接受过健康教育培训的同龄人领袖将与健康相关的内容发布到团体中。研究和分析使用了混合(定性和定量)方法。对Facebook上的对话进行了主题分析。拉美裔和非裔美国人自愿使用社交网络与其他小组参与者讨论与健康相关的知识和个人话题(运动、营养、心理健康、疾病预防和药物滥用)(N=564节选)。尽管拉美裔占样本的60%，非裔美国人占25.5%，但拉美裔占对话的82%，非裔美国人只占所有对话的15%。24%的拉美裔帖子和7%的非裔美国人的帖子与健康话题有关。结果表明，Facebook是一个可接受的和有吸引力的平台，可以促进和记录MSM中混合方法研究的健康讨论。为了制定有效的在线社会健康干预措施，需要了解人群差异。
This study aims to assess the feasibility and acceptability of using social networking as a health research platform among men who have sex with men (MSM). Fifty-five MSM (primarily African American and Latino) were invited to join a secret group on the social networking website, Facebook. Peer leaders, trained in health education, posted health-related content to groups. The study and analysis used mixed (qualitative and quantitative) methods. Facebook conversations were thematically analyzed. Latino and African American participants voluntarily used social networking to discuss health-related knowledge and personal topics (exercise, nutrition, mental health, disease prevention, and substance abuse) with other group participants (N = 564 excerpts). Although Latinos comprised 60% of the sample and African Americans 25.5%, Latinos contributed 82% of conversations and African Americans contributed only 15% of all conversations. Twenty-four percent of posts from Latinos and 7% of posts from African Americans were related to health topics. Results suggest that Facebook is an acceptable and engaging platform for facilitating and documenting health discussions for mixed methods research among MSM. An understanding of population differences is needed for crafting effective online social health interventions.