Using Facebook and participant information clips to recruit emergency nurses for research

Abstract

Future researchers should not overlook using social network sites for recruitment if the demographics of the desired study population and subject matter permit it.

Electronic and Social Media

“…In 2011, Facebook had 800 million users, and by 2013, that number had grown to 1 billion, and it is expected that by 2015 at least 3 billion individuals and organizations in the world will have some type of social networking account. 7,8 In contrast, LinkedIn, which focuses on professional relationships, had 200 million users in 2013. 6 Web Publishing Web publishing allows anyone to publish on the Web providing an opportunity for professions to share and promote their ideas.…”

Social networks in nursing work processes: an integrative literature review

“…According to the literature, recruiting participants for research through social networks presents advantages such as reaching a large number of people in a short period of time and low cost, as well as being an effective way to communicate with participants (26,29,39) . Future researchers should not ignore social networks as a recruitment methodology unless the demographic data of the population to be investigated and the study theme do not allow the use of such tools (29) .…”

“…According to the literature, recruiting participants for research through social networks presents advantages such as reaching a large number of people in a short period of time and low cost, as well as being an effective way to communicate with participants (26,29,39) . Future researchers should not ignore social networks as a recruitment methodology unless the demographic data of the population to be investigated and the study theme do not allow the use of such tools (29) . Another advantage that must be taken into account regarding the use of social networks for research is the ease of access to the population under study, in particular those populations who are difficult to reach, which applies both to recruiting participants and to implementing online interventions (25,39) .…”

“…Launched in 2004, Facebook is a platform in which users can establish a virtual identity and connect with people, themes and groups who they consider relevant (29) . Facebook allows its users to create personal profiles, where they can exchange messages, photos and frequent updates on their daily personal status with other users (25) .…”

“…Using Facebook and participant information clips to recruit emergency nurses for research. 2014 (29) A video was recorded to recruit participants for research and was posted in certain Facebook groups (nursing groups in urgency and emergency).…”