Background Social media tools have provided health researchers with the opportunity to
engage with communities and groups in a nonconventional manner to recruit participants for …

The introduction of the Information and Communication Technologies throughout the last
decades has created a trend of providing daily objects with smartness, aiming to make …

Background Recruitment of health research participants through social media is becoming
more common. In the United States, 80% of adults use at least one social media platform …

Background Recruiting an adequate number of participants into medical research studies is
challenging for many researchers. Over the past 10 years, the use of social media websites …

As the popularity and diversity of social media platforms increases so does their utility for
health research. Using social media for recruitment into clinical studies and/or delivering …

Problem, research strategy, and findings Millions of North Americans stopped riding public
transit in response to COVID-19. We treat this crisis as a natural experiment to illustrate the …

Since its earliest days, the field of behavioral medicine has leveraged technology to
increase the reach and effectiveness of its interventions. Here, we highlight key areas of …

Background Recruitment for clinical trials continues to be a challenge, as patient recruitment
is the single biggest cause of trial delays. Around 80% of trials fail to meet the initial …

Background Social media holds exciting promise for advancing mental health research
recruitment, however, the extent and efficacy to which these platforms are currently in use …

Background Despite having many advantages, online eHealth trials are not without
challenges—notably, participant recruitment, and outcome data retention. Moreover …