Integrative Review of Recruitment of Research Participants Through Facebook

• Published in: Nursing research (New York) Vol. 68; no. 6; p. 423
• Main Authors: Reagan, Louise, Nowlin, Sarah Y, Birdsall, Stacia B, Gabbay, Juliana, Vorderstrasse, Allison, Johnson, Constance, D'Eramo Melkus, Gail
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2019
• Subjects: Adult; Health Services Research; Humans; Nursing Research; Patient Selection; Social Media

Facebook (FB) has been widely used recently to recruit participants for adult health research. However, little is known about its effectiveness, cost, and the characteristics of participants recruited via FB when compared to other recruitment methods. The purpose of this integrative review was to ex...