Background The standard approach for evaluating the effects of population-level substance
use prevention efforts on youth and young adult perceptions and behaviors has been to …

Background Public health research studies often rely on population-based participation and
draw on various recruitment methods to establish samples. Increasingly, researchers are …

Background We describe our experiences with identifying and recruiting Ontario parents
through the Internet, primarily, as well as other modes, for participation in focus groups about …

Background Using social networking websites to recruit research participants is increasingly
documented in the literature, although few studies have leveraged these sites to reach those …

Background Recruiting study participants for clinical research is a challenging yet essential
task. Social media platforms, such as Facebook, offer the opportunity to recruit participants …

Background Web-based recruitment for research studies is becoming increasingly popular
and necessary. When compared with the traditional methods of recruitment, these methods …

Background: The Internet provides tremendous opportunities for innovative research, but
few publications on the use of the Internet for recruiting study participants exist. This paper …

Background Recruitment of young people for health research by traditional methods has
become more expensive and challenging over recent decades. The Internet presents an …

Background Recruiting young men who have sex with men (YMSM) in community settings is
difficult. The use of Web-based social networks and dating apps for recruitment can be …

Background Internet and mobile health (mHealth) apps hold promise for expanding the
reach of evidence-based health interventions. Research in this area is rapidly expanding …