Use of social media in recruiting young people to mental health research: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This review explored the literature on the use of social media in recruiting young people, aged 13-18 years, to mental health research. It aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to recruitment and strategies to improve participation in future research.

Design

Scoping review.

Data sources

Articles published between January 2011 and February 2023 were searched for on PubMed, Scopus, Medline (via EBSCOhost) and Cochrane Library databases.

Eligibility criteria

Studies that outlined social media as a recruitment method and recruited participants aged 13-18 years.

Data extraction and synthesis

Data was extracted by two reviewers independently and cross-checked by a third reviewer. Data on study design, aims, participants, recruitment methods an

SUBMITTER: Smith MVA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10685975 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature