Recruitment via the Internet and Social Networking Sites: The 1989-1995 Cohort of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health
Recruitment via the Internet and Social Networking Sites: The 1989-1995 Cohort of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health
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DOI：
10.2196/jmir.3788
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发表时间：
2014-12-01
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7.4
通讯作者：
Dobson, Annette
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作者：
Mishra, Gita Devi;Hockey, Richard;Dobson, Annette
背景资料：面对招募年轻人进行健康研究的挑战，研究人员越来越多地转向互联网和Facebook等社交网站，作为其招募策略的一部分。到目前为止，很少有大规模的研究报告说明从这种征聘方法中获得的样本的特点和代表性。这项研究的目的是描述主要通过互联网和社交网站招募的澳大利亚年轻妇女的全国样本的社会人口和健康特征，并讨论其社会人口，健康，方法：在2012-13年招募了17，069名女性（出生于1989年至1995年）的队列，用于澳大利亚女性健康纵向研究。将在线调查数据的社会人口特征（百分比，平均值和95%置信区间）与2011年澳大利亚人口普查中18-23岁的女性进行了比较。结果：与澳大利亚人口普查数据相比，研究参与者在澳大利亚的地理分布、婚姻状况（95.62%，16，321/17，069）和年龄分布方面具有广泛的代表性。与全国人口中这一年龄组的妇女（分别为9.4%和21.7%）相比，获得大学（22.52%，3 844/17 069）和贸易/证书/文凭资格（25.94%，4 428/17 069）的比例更高。在研究参与者中，22.05%（3721/16,877）没有带薪工作，35.18%（5931/16,857）每周学习16小时或以上。与参加AHS面对面访谈的人相比，更高比例的研究参与者在在线调查中将自己的健康状况评为一般或较差（而不是良好，非常好或优秀）（18.77%，3203/17，069 vs 10.1%）。更高比例的研究参与者是当前吸烟者（21.78%，3718/17，069 vs 16.4%）和体力活动（59.30%，10，089/17，014被归类为足够活跃，48.3%），但饮酒量较低（59.58%，9865/16,558报告每月至少饮酒一次，而AHS中为65.9%）。使用自我报告的身高和体重来确定体重指数（BMI，kg/m（2）），34.80%（5901/16，956）被归类为超重或肥胖（BMI ≥ 25），相比之下，在AHS中使用测量的身高和体重分别为33.6%。调查结果表明，使用互联网和社交网站进行在线调查是一种可行的招聘战略，适用于全国青年妇女群体，并产生了具有广泛代表性的澳大利亚青年妇女样本。人口
Background: Faced with the challenge of recruiting young adults for health studies, researchers have increasingly turned to the Internet and social networking sites, such as Facebook, as part of their recruitment strategy. As yet, few large-scale studies are available that report on the characteristics and representativeness of the sample obtained from such recruitment methods.Objective: The intent of the study was to describe the sociodemographic and health characteristics of a national sample of young Australian women recruited mainly through the Internet and social networking sites and to discuss the representativeness of their sociodemographic, health, and lifestyle characteristics relative to the population.Methods: A cohort of 17,069 women (born between 1989 and 1995) was recruited in 2012-13 for the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. Sociodemographic characteristics (percentages, means, and 95% confidence intervals) from the online survey data were compared with women aged 18-23 years from the 2011 Australian Census. Sample data were compared by age and education level with data from the 2011-13 Australian Health Survey (AHS).Results: Compared to the Australian Census data, study participants were broadly representative in terms of geographical distribution across Australia, marital status (95.62%, 16,321/17,069) were never married), and age distribution. A higher percentage had attained university (22.52%, 3844/17,069) and trade/certificate/diploma qualifications (25.94%, 4428/17,069) compared with this age group of women in the national population (9.4% and 21.7% respectively). Among study participants, 22.05% (3721/16,877) were not in paid employment with 35.18% (5931/16,857) studying 16 or more hours a week. A higher percentage of study participants rated their health in the online survey as fair or poor (rather than good, very good, or excellent) compared with those participating in face-to-face interviews in the AHS (18.77%, 3203/17,069 vs 10.1%). A higher percentage of study participants were current smokers (21.78%, 3718/17,069 vs 16.4%) and physically active (59.30%, 10,089/17,014 were classified as sufficiently active vs 48.3%) but alcohol consumption was lower (59.58%, 9865/16,558 reported drinking alcohol at least once per month vs 65.9% in the AHS). Using self-reported height and weight to determine body mass index (BMI, kg/m(2)), 34.80% (5901/16,956) of the cohort were classified as overweight or obese (BMI of 25 or more), compared with 33.6% respectively using measured height and weight in the AHS.Conclusions: Findings indicated that using the Internet and social networking sites for an online survey represent a feasible recruitment strategy for a national cohort of young women and result in a broadly representative sample of the Australian population.