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Hogan AH, Herbst KW, Defelice C, Schulman N, Adams AM, Carroll CL, Salazar JC. Going Viral: Assessing the Impact of Social Media on Enrollment in a Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Cohort Study. Cureus 2024; 16:e56096. [PMID: 38618422 PMCID: PMC11009901 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.56096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024] Open
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Objective This study aimed to quantify the effect of social media posts on study enrollment among children with mild coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Methods The primary outcome was weekly study enrollments analyzed using a run chart. A secondary analysis used linear regression to assess study enrollments two days before and after a social media post, adjusted for the statewide pediatric seven-day-average severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) case rate, social media posting day, and the interaction of these two variables. Results In seven months before social media posting, only eight patients were enrolled. One week after social media posting began, the median weekly enrollment increased (0 to 3). In the regression model, neither social media post day nor the pediatric SARS-CoV-2 case rate was significantly associated with enrollment rate. However, the interaction of a post day and the pediatric case rate was significant. Conclusion Social media posts significantly increased enrollment among children with mild COVID-19 in a prospective study. This effect was amplified by the presence of high community case rates during the Omicron wave.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alexander H Hogan
- Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, USA
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- Department of Research, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, USA
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- Department of Research, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, USA
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- Department of Research, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, USA
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- Department of Geography, University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Wolfson Children's Hospital, Jacksonville, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, USA
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- Division of Infectious Disease, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, USA
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Tsaltskan V, Sanchez Baez R, Firestein GS. Cost-effectiveness of social media advertising as a recruitment tool: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Transl Sci 2023; 7:e180. [PMID: 37745929 PMCID: PMC10514690 DOI: 10.1017/cts.2023.596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Revised: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
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Background Recruitment of study participants is challenging and can incur significant costs. Social media advertising is a promising method for recruiting clinical studies and may improve cost efficiency by targeting populations likely to match a study's qualifications. Prior systematic reviews of social media as a recruitment tool have been favourable, however, there are no meta-analyses of its cost-effectiveness. Methods Studies evaluating recruitment costs through social media and non-social media methods were identified on MEDLINE and EMBASE. Articles were screened through a two-step process in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. Cost data were extracted from selected articles and meta-analyzed using the Mantel-Haenszel method. The primary outcome was the relative cost-effectiveness of social media compared to non-social media recruitment, defined as the odds ratio of recruiting a participant per US dollar spent. The secondary outcome was the cost-effectiveness of social media recruitment compared to other online recruitment methods only. Results In total, 23 studies were included in the meta-analysis. The odds ratio of recruiting a participant through social media advertising compared to non-social media methods per dollar spent was 1.97 [95% CI 1.24-3.00, P = 0.004]. The odds ratio of recruiting a participant through social media compared to other online methods only was 1.66 [95% CI 1.02-2.72, P = 0.04]. Conclusions Social media advertising may be more cost-effective than other methods of recruitment, however, the magnitude of cost-effectiveness is highly variable between studies. There are limited data on newer social media platforms and on difficult-to-reach populations such as non-English speakers or older individuals.
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- Vladislav Tsaltskan
- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Martin P, Alberti C, Gottot S, Bourmaud A, de La Rochebrochard E. Young people's proposals for a web-based intervention for sexual health promotion: a French qualitative study. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:1389. [PMID: 37468863 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-16257-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Promoting sexual health is key to improving the supportive behaviors and well-being of young people. With the advent of the Internet, web-based features for sexual health promotion may be attractive to a diverse range of young people. This study aims to assess young people's proposals regarding a web-based intervention for sexual health promotion. METHODS Nineteen French young people aged 15-24 years participated to the study. In a semi-structured interview, they presented their views on a web-based intervention for sexual promotion. Data were coded with N'Vivo and subjected to qualitative thematic analysis to explore their proposals. RESULTS The majority of participants (n = 18) thought that a web-based intervention for sexual health promotion would be attractive. Young people interviewed made 31 concrete proposals for sexual health promotion on the Internet. Participatory and interactive dimensions on the internet appeared essential, with the need for stimulating activities and interaction with peers, but also with competent professionals and moderation. Face to the risks of the internet, they expressed the need of a secure and confidential space, to generate trust and participation in intervention. For participants, sexual health should be addressed in all its dimensions, taking into account the relational, sexual, and gender dimensions, and by incrementing on the internet valid, credible and personalized content. CONCLUSIONS In sexual health promotion, young people are indispensable stakeholders who can make concrete proposals and can also participate in content creation and research. More broadly, in health promotion, involving target audiences in decisions represents a promising perspective.
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- Philippe Martin
- Université Paris Cité, ECEVE, Inserm U1123 UFR de Médecine, 10 Avenue de Verdun, 75010, Paris, France.
- AP-HP, Hôpital Universitaire Robert Debré, Unité d'épidémiologie clinique, 1426, Inserm, CIC, France.
- GDID Santé, Paris, France.
- Institut National d'Etudes Démographiques (INED), UR14 - Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Aubervilliers, F-93322, France.
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- Université Paris Cité, ECEVE, Inserm U1123 UFR de Médecine, 10 Avenue de Verdun, 75010, Paris, France
- AP-HP, Hôpital Universitaire Robert Debré, Unité d'épidémiologie clinique, 1426, Inserm, CIC, France
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- Université Paris Cité, ECEVE, Inserm U1123 UFR de Médecine, 10 Avenue de Verdun, 75010, Paris, France
- AP-HP, Hôpital Universitaire Robert Debré, Unité d'épidémiologie clinique, 1426, Inserm, CIC, France
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- Institut National d'Etudes Démographiques (INED), UR14 - Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Aubervilliers, F-93322, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, Univ. Paris-Sud, UVSQ, CESP, INSERM, Villejuif, F-94800, France
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Nourimand F, Keramat A, Sayahi M, Bozorgian L, Hashempour Z. A systematic review of eHealth modes in preventing sexually transmitted infections. Indian J Sex Transm Dis AIDS 2022; 43:117-127. [PMID: 36743108 PMCID: PMC9890991 DOI: 10.4103/ijstd.ijstd_55_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Revised: 06/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is critical. Despite developing treatment and prevention programs, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are essential in developing acute and chronic diseases. Because "eHealth" (electronic-Health) has excellent potential for disseminating health information to the public regarding STDs, we aimed to identify and review all published articles focusing on preventing STIs. After constructing the design and answering population, intervention, comparison, and outcome questions, two authors conducted a systematic literature search in four online databases in January 2022. The screening process and data extraction were conducted by two authors independently, and then, a quality assessment was performed. After removing duplicates, and two rounds of shortlisting, 16 articles were included for data extraction out of 5113 entries. Included studies were of different designs and assessed six preventive outcomes categories, with condom use being the most frequent result among studies. We also extracted implementation outcomes and reviewed them. Included studies with 13,137 participants have provided reasonable evidence of the effectiveness of different types of eHealth in improving STI prevention interventions. Although this systematic review was not without limitations, it can no longer be ignored that eHealth modes offer many opportunities to prevent STDs, especially among the young population.
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- Firoozeh Nourimand
- Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
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- Center for Health Related Social and Behavioral Sciences Research, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
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- Midwifery Department, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran
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- Students Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Grubb LK. School-based Health Centers, Computer-delivered Health Care, and the Value of the Warm Handoff: Optimizing Behavioral Interventions for At-risk Adolescents. J Adolesc Health 2022; 70:523-524. [PMID: 35305789 PMCID: PMC8924470 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.01.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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