Engaging Social Media Influencers to Recruit Hard-to-Reach Populations.
Nurs Res
; 70(6): 455-461, 2021.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Though clinical researchers have begun to use social media platforms to recruit participants, social media influencers are innovative community connectors to further expand recruitment reach, especially in hard-to-reach populations.OBJECTIVES:
The purpose of this methods article is to provide a step-by-step guide for engaging social media influencers for virtual participant recruitment.METHODS:
There are multiple steps for researchers to follow, including preplanning, institutional review board approval, engaging with influencers, the pitch, the post, and results dissemination.DISCUSSION:
Engaging social media influencers to recruit for clinical research demonstrates great potential to increase access to hard-to-reach populations. Several methodological considerations remain, and this article shares both opportunities and challenges to guide researchers in this technique.
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Asunto principal:
Población Rural
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Protocolos Clínicos
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Guías como Asunto
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Selección de Paciente
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Investigación Biomédica
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Medios de Comunicación Sociales
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Realidad Virtual
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Nurs Res
Año:
2021
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Article