Recruiting adolescent girls into a follow-up study: Benefits of using a social networking website
Recruiting adolescent girls into a follow-up study: Benefits of using a social networking website
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DOI：
10.1016/j.cct.2011.10.011
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发表时间：
2012-03-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Young, Deborah Rohm
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作者：
Jones, Lindsey;Saksvig, Brit I.;Young, Deborah Rohm
背景资料：招募和保留青少年的研究参与者提出了独特的挑战和考虑因素时，进行流行病学studies.Purpose：描述使用的社交网站在重新招募和跟踪的青春期女孩到一个后续研究的试验活动的青春期女孩（TAAG）在马里兰州的外地site.Methods：730名女孩被招募为8年级到TAAG。重新招募的努力进行时，他们是11年级（TAAG 2）。采用了传统方法，包括邮寄和学校访问。创建了一个TAAG 2 Facebook网站，以寻找通过传统招聘方法找不到的女孩。卡方和t检验进行识别的特征之间的差异，发现和“朋友”通过Facebook和通过传统的招聘methods.Results：有175个女孩，我们无法找到使用传统的招聘方法。其中，78人是在Facebook上找到的，68人回应了我们的好友请求，43名女孩（占之前招募的女孩的6%）参与了这项研究。那些在Facebook上和传统方法上加我们为好友的人的人口统计数据相似。从Facebook招募的8年级学生的体重指数和体脂百分比较低（分别为p = 0.03和0.04）。TAAG 2 Facebook好友每天进行中度至剧烈体力活动的分钟数往往较低（19 +/- 11 vs 21 +/- 11，p = 0.06）。结论：通过Facebook联系潜在参与者，可最大限度地减少随访损失。社交网站是招募青少年的一种很有前途的方法。(C)2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Background: Recruitment and retention of adolescent research participants presents unique challenges and considerations when conducting epidemiological studies.Purpose: To describe the use of the social networking website in the re-recruitment and tracking of adolescent girls into a follow-up study of the Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG) at the University of Maryland field site.Methods: 730 girls were recruited as 8th graders into TAAG. Re-recruitment efforts were conducted when they were 11th graders (TAAG 2). Traditional methods, including mailings and school visits, were conducted. A TAAG 2 Facebook site was created to search for girls not found through traditional recruitment methods. Chi-square and t-tests were conducted to identify differences in characteristics between those found and "friended" through Facebook and through traditional recruitment methods.Results: There were 175 girls we were unable to locate using traditional recruitment methods. Of these, 78 were found on Facebook, 68 responded to our friend request, and 43 girls (6% of the girls previously recruited) participated in the study. Demographic data were similar for those who friended us on Facebook and traditional methods. 8th grade body mass index and percent body fat were lower for those recruited from Facebook (p = 0.03 and 0.04, respectively). Number of daily minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity tended to be lower among the TAAG 2 Facebook friends (19 +/- 11 vs 21 +/- 11, p = 0.06).Conclusions: Loss to follow-up was minimized by contacting potential participants through Facebook. Social networking websites are a promising method to recruit adolescents. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.