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Weisblum M, Trussell E, Schwinn T, Pacheco AR, Nurkin P. Screening and Retaining Adolescents Recruited Through Social Media: Secondary Analysis from a Longitudinal Clinical Trial. JMIR Pediatr Parent 2024; 7:e47984. [PMID: 38416559 PMCID: PMC10938224 DOI: 10.2196/47984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Revised: 11/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 02/29/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Social media has become a popular method to recruit participants, particularly for studies with hard-to-reach populations. These studies still face challenges in data quality and, for longitudinal studies, sample retention. However, in addition to aiding in recruitment, social media platforms can help researchers with participant verification and tracking procedures during the study. There is limited previous research describing how longitudinal studies can use social media to screen and retain participants. OBJECTIVE This paper describes strategies implemented to screen and retain a nationwide sample of sexual minority youth who were recruited through social media platforms for a longitudinal study testing a drug abuse prevention program. METHODS Our screening strategies for participants included collecting necessary demographic information (name, phone, email, and social media accounts), verifying this information using publicly available web-based records, and sending confirmation emails to ensure working email addresses and correct dates of birth. Retention strategies included communications designed to develop positive participant relationships, incentives for survey completion, regular updating of participant contact information, targeting hard-to-reach participants, and using social media as an alternative means of contacting participants. RESULTS During enrollment, although the only demographic data required were a phone number and an email address, 87.58% (1065/1216) of participants provided their Instagram as an alternative means of contact. This form of alternative communication remains the most preferred with 87.40% (1047/1198) of participants continuing to provide an Instagram username as of January 2023, about 3 years after recruitment began. In comparison, other alternative means of contact (eg, Facebook and alternative email) were provided by only 6.43% (77/1198) to 56.18% (673/1198) of participants. Direct messaging on Instagram was used to successfully confirm participant identity, remind participants to take annual follow-up surveys, and update lost participant contact information. Screening and retention strategies used in the study have helped achieve 96.30% (1171/1216) to 96.79% (1177/1216) sample retention across 3 waves of data collection. CONCLUSIONS Though social media can be a helpful tool to recruit participants, attrition and participant authenticity difficulties may be associated with this method. Screening and retention strategies can be implemented to improve retention. Internet searches are effective for screening youth to ensure they meet eligibility requirements. Additionally, social media-Instagram in this study-can help to track and locate participants who do not respond to traditional contact methods. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03954535; https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03954535.
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- Margaret Weisblum
- School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
- Department of Psychology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, United States
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- School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
- School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
- School of Medicine, Ochsner Health, New Orleans, LA, United States
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- School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
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- School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, International Center of Excellence in Research, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
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Stephenson NL, Tough S, Williamson T, McDonald S, McMorrris C, Metcalfe A. Early childhood trajectories of domain-specific developmental delay and gestational age at birth: An analysis of the All Our Families cohort. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0294522. [PMID: 38150466 PMCID: PMC10752539 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To describe developmental domain-specific trajectories from ages 1 through 5 years and to estimate the association of trajectory group membership with gestational age for children born between ≥34 and <41 weeks gestation. METHODS Using data from the All Our Families cohort, trajectories of the domain-specific Ages & Stages Questionnaire scores were identified and described using group-based trajectory modeling for children born ≥34 and <41 weeks of gestation (n = 2664). The trajectory groups association with gestational age was estimated using multinomial logistic regression. RESULTS Across the five domains, 4-5 trajectory groups were identified, and most children experienced changing levels of risk for delay over time. Decreasing gestational age increases the Relative risk of delays in fine motor (emerging high risk: 1.46, 95% CI: 1.19-1.80; resolving moderate risk: 1.11, 95% CI: 1.03-1.21) and gross motor (resolving high risk: 1.21, 95% CI: 1.04-1.42; and consistent high risk: 1.64, 95% CI: 1.20-2.24) and problem solving (consistent high risk: 1.58 (1.09-2.28) trajectory groups compared to the consistent low risk trajectory groups. CONCLUSION This study highlights the importance of longitudinal analysis in understanding developmental processes; most children experienced changing levels of risk of domain-specific delay over time instead of having a consistent low risk pattern. Gestational age had differential effects on the individual developmental domains after adjustment for social, demographic and health factors, indicating a potential role of these factors on trajectory group membership.
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- Nikki L. Stephenson
- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Paediatrics Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Paediatrics Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- School and Applied Child Psychology, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Stephenson N, Metcalfe A, McDonald S, Williamson T, McMorris C, Tough S. The association of gestational age at birth with trajectories of early childhood developmental delay among late preterm and early term born children: A longitudinal analysis of All Our Families pregnancy cohort. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 2023; 37:505-515. [PMID: 36959728 DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Like infants born very preterm (<32 weeks), late preterm (≥34 and <37 weeks) and early term (≥37 and <39 weeks) births have been associated with increased risk of developmental delay (DD); yet, the evidence remains heterogeneous across the continuum of gestational ages, hindering early identification and intervention. OBJECTIVE To estimate the association of gestational age at birth with early childhood trajectories of DD in early childhood for infants born ≥34 and <41 weeks, and determine how various maternal, pregnancy and infant characteristics relate to these trajectory groups. METHODS Analysis of mother-child dyad data with infants born ≥34 and <41 weeks gestational age within an observational pregnancy cohort in Alberta, Canada, from 2008 to 2011 (n = 2644). The association between gestational age and trajectories of the total number of Ages and Stages Questionnaire domains indicating risk of DD from 1 through 5 years of age were estimated using group-based trajectory modelling along with other perinatal risk factors. RESULTS Three distinct trajectory groups were identified: low-risk, moderate-risk (transiently at risk of DD in one domain over time) and high-risk (consistently at risk of delay in ≥2 domains over time). Per week of decreasing gestational age, the risk ratio of membership in the high-risk group increases by 1.77 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.43, 2.20) or 1.84 (95% CI 1.49, 2.27) relative to the moderate-risk and low-risk respectively. Increasing maternal age, identifying as Black, indigenous or a person of colour, elevated maternal depressive symptoms in pregnancy, and male infant sex were associated with high- and moderate-risk trajectories compared to the low-risk trajectory. CONCLUSIONS In combination with decreasing gestational age, poor maternal mental health and social determinants of health increase the probability of membership in trajectories with increased risk of DD, suggesting that additional monitoring of children born late preterm and early term is warranted.
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- Nikki Stephenson
- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Paediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- School and Applied Child Psychology, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Paediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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McGorm KJ, Brown JD, Thomson RL, Oakey H, Moore B, Hendry A, Colman PG, Craig ME, Davis EA, Harris M, Harrison LC, Haynes A, Soldatos G, Vuillermin P, Wentworth JM, Couper JJ, Penno MAS. A Long-Term Evaluation of Facebook for Recruitment and Retention in the ENDIA Type 1 Diabetes Pregnancy-Birth Cohort Study. J Diabetes Sci Technol 2022; 17:696-704. [PMID: 35193430 DOI: 10.1177/19322968221079867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The Environmental Determinants of Islet Autoimmunity (ENDIA) study is an Australia-wide pregnancy-birth cohort study following children who have a first-degree relative with type 1 diabetes (ACTRN1261300794707). A dedicated ENDIA Facebook page was established in 2013 with the aim of enhancing recruitment and supporting participant retention through dissemination of study information. To measure the impact of Facebook, we evaluated the sources of referral to the study, cohort demographics, and withdrawal rates. We also investigated whether engagement with Facebook content was associated with specific post themes. METHODS Characteristics of Facebook versus conventional recruits were compared using linear, logistic, and multinomial logistic regression models. Logistic regression was used to determine the risk of study withdrawal. Data pertaining to 794 Facebook posts over 7.5 years were included in the analysis. RESULTS Facebook was the third largest source of referral (300/1511; 19.9%). Facebook recruits were more frequently Australian-born (P < .001) enrolling postnatally (P = .01) and withdrew from the study at a significantly lower rate compared with conventional recruits (4.7% vs 12.3%; P < .001) after a median of follow-up of 3.3 years. Facebook content featuring stories and images of participants received the highest engagement even though <20% of the 2337 Facebook followers were enrolled in the study. CONCLUSIONS Facebook was a valuable recruitment tool for ENDIA. Compared with conventional recruits, Facebook recruits were three times less likely to withdraw during long-term follow-up and had different sociodemographic characteristics. Facebook content featuring participants was the most engaging. These findings inform social media strategies for future cohort and type 1 diabetes studies. TRIAL REGISTRATION Australia New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry: ACTRN1261300794707.
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- Kelly J McGorm
- Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, North Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, North Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, North Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, North Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Department of Diabetes & Endocrinology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, North Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Department of Diabetes & Endocrinology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Women's and Children's Health, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Queensland Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Diabetes and Vascular Medicine Unit, Monash Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Child Health Research Unit, Barwon Health, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Diabetes & Endocrinology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, North Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, North Adelaide, SA, Australia
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Dornquast C, Reinhold T, Solak S, Durak M, Becher H, Riens B, Icke K, Danquah I, Willich SN, Keil T, Krist L. Strategies to Enhance Retention in a Cohort Study Among Adults of Turkish Descent Living in Berlin. J Immigr Minor Health 2021; 24:1309-1317. [PMID: 34797452 PMCID: PMC9388466 DOI: 10.1007/s10903-021-01309-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Retention is important for statistical power and external validity in long-term cohort studies. The aims of our study were to evaluate different retention strategies within a cohort study of adults of Turkish descent in Berlin, Germany, and to compare participants and non-participants. In 2011–2012, a population-based study was conducted among adults of Turkish descent to primarily examine recruitment strategies. 6 years later, the participants were re-contacted and invited to complete a self-report questionnaire regarding their health status, health care utilization, and satisfaction with medical services. The retention strategy comprised letters in both German and Turkish, phone calls, and home visits (by bilingual staff). We calculated the response rate and retention rate, using definitions of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, as well as the relative retention rate for each level of contact. Associations of baseline recruitment strategy, sociodemographic, migration-related and health-related factors with retention were investigated by logistic regression analysis. Of 557 persons contacted, 249 (44.7%) completed the questionnaire. This was 50.1% of those whose contact information was available. The relative retention rate was lowest for phone calls (8.9%) and highest for home visits (18.4%). Participants were more often non-smokers and German citizens than non-participants. For all remaining factors, no association with retention was found. In this study, among adults of Turkish descent, the retention rate increased considerably with every additional level of contact. Implementation of comprehensive retention strategies provided by culturally matched study personnel may lead to higher validity and statistical power in studies on migrant health issues.
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- Christina Dornquast
- Institute of Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Luisenstrasse 57, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Luisenstrasse 57, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Luisenstrasse 57, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Luisenstrasse 57, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Luisenstrasse 57, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Luisenstrasse 57, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Luisenstrasse 57, 10117, Berlin, Germany
- Institute of Global Health (HIGH), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Luisenstrasse 57, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Luisenstrasse 57, 10117, Berlin, Germany
- Institute for Clinical Epidemiology and Biometry, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
- State Institute of Health, Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Bad Kissingen, Germany
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- Institute of Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Luisenstrasse 57, 10117, Berlin, Germany.
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Scheim AI, Sniderman R, Wang R, Bouck Z, McLean E, Mason K, Bardwell G, Mitra S, Greenwald ZR, Thavorn K, Garber G, Baral SD, Rourke SB, Werb D. The Ontario Integrated Supervised Injection Services Cohort Study of People Who Inject Drugs in Toronto, Canada (OiSIS-Toronto): Cohort Profile. J Urban Health 2021; 98:538-550. [PMID: 34181179 PMCID: PMC8237772 DOI: 10.1007/s11524-021-00547-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
The Ontario Integrated Supervised Injection Services cohort in Toronto, Canada (OiSIS-Toronto) is an open prospective cohort of people who inject drugs (PWID). OiSIS-Toronto was established to evaluate the impacts of supervised consumption services (SCS) integrated within three community health agencies on health status and service use. The cohort includes PWID who do and do not use SCS, recruited via self-referral, snowball sampling, and community/street outreach. From 5 November 2018 to 19 March 2020, we enrolled 701 eligible PWID aged 18+ who lived in Toronto. Participants complete interviewer-administered questionnaires at baseline and semi-annually thereafter and are asked to consent to linkages with provincial healthcare administrative databases (90.2% consented; of whom 82.4% were successfully linked) and SCS client databases. At baseline, 86.5% of participants (64.0% cisgender men, median ([IQR] age= 39 [33-49]) had used SCS in the previous 6 months, of whom most (69.7%) used SCS for <75% of their injections. A majority (56.8%) injected daily, and approximately half (48.0%) reported fentanyl as their most frequently injected drug. As of 23 April 2021, 291 (41.5%) participants had returned for follow-up. Administrative and self-report data are being used to (1) evaluate the impact of integrated SCS on healthcare use, uptake of community health agency services, and health outcomes; (2) identify barriers and facilitators to SCS use; and (3) identify potential enhancements to SCS delivery. Nested sub-studies include evaluation of "safer opioid supply" programs and impacts of COVID-19.
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- Ayden I Scheim
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1X1, Canada.,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1X1, Canada
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- MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1X1, Canada.,Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1X1, Canada
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- South Riverdale Community Health Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, St. Paul's Hospital, 608-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,British Columbia Centre on Substance Use, 400-1045 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- British Columbia Centre on Substance Use, 400-1045 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program, University of British Columbia, 2357 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, 270, V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1X1, Canada.,Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, 501 Smyth Box, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Epidemiology, John Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1X1, Canada. .,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. .,Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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Haikerwal A, Doyle LW, Patton G, Wark JD, Garland SM, Burnett AC, Cheong JLY. Using Facebook to Improve Participation Among 25-Year-Olds Enrolled in a Longitudinal Preterm Birth Cohort Study. Acad Pediatr 2020; 20:1029-1036. [PMID: 31987891 DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2020.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Revised: 01/19/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Facebook is a popular social media platform used globally to keep connected and informed. The aims of this study were to determine the contribution of Facebook to the participation rate of young adults enrolled in a longitudinal cohort study, and to examine systematic differences in participants recruited through Facebook compared with those recruited through traditional methods. METHODS Potential participants comprised 297 consecutive survivors born extremely preterm (<28 weeks' gestation) or extremely low birth weight (<1000 g birth weight) in 1991-92 in the state of Victoria, Australia, and 260 contemporaneously recruited normal birth weight (>2499 g birth weight) controls who had participated previously in a prospective cohort study. At 25 years of age participants were approached initially via traditional methods (mail, telephone, texts), and subsequently by Facebook for those difficult to contact or locate. RESULTS Contact was attempted with 523 young adults via traditional methods and 49% (n = 255) agreed to participate. Of the 208 participants unable to be located or contacted via traditional methods, 153 were subsequently located via Facebook. Of these 82% (n = 125) responded promptly within a day of receiving the Facebook invite, and 41% (n = 63) ultimately participated. The participation rate increased from 49% (255 of 523) to 61% (318 of 523) with the addition of Facebook, an absolute increase of 12%. Participants recruited by Facebook were slightly older, had lower rates of school completion and lower cognitive score at 18 years of age compared with those recruited via traditional methods. CONCLUSIONS Using Facebook improved participation of young adults enrolled in this longitudinal preterm follow up study, 25 years after original recruitment.
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- Anjali Haikerwal
- Newborn Services, The Royal Women's Hospital (A Haikerwal, LW Doyle, AC Burnett, and JLY Cheong), Melbourne, Australia; Clinical Sciences, Murdoch Children's Research Institute (A Haikerwal, LW Doyle, AC Burnett, and JLY Cheong), Melbourne, Australia.
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- Newborn Services, The Royal Women's Hospital (A Haikerwal, LW Doyle, AC Burnett, and JLY Cheong), Melbourne, Australia; Clinical Sciences, Murdoch Children's Research Institute (A Haikerwal, LW Doyle, AC Burnett, and JLY Cheong), Melbourne, Australia; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Melbourne (LW Doyle, SM Garland, and JLY Cheong), Melbourne, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne (LW Doyle, G Patton, and AC Burnett), Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne (LW Doyle, G Patton, and AC Burnett), Melbourne, Australia; Centre for Adolescent Health, Royal Children's Hospital (G Patton), Melbourne, Australia
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- Royal Melbourne Hospital Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne (JD Wark), Melbourne, Australia.; Bone and Mineral Medicine, The Royal Melbourne Hospital (JD Wark), Melbourne, Australia.; Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital (JD Wark), Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Melbourne (LW Doyle, SM Garland, and JLY Cheong), Melbourne, Australia; Centre for Women's Infectious Diseases Research, The Royal Women's Hospital (SM Garland), Melbourne, Australia; Infection & Immunity Theme, Murdoch Children's Research Institute (SM Garland), Melbourne, Australia
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- Newborn Services, The Royal Women's Hospital (A Haikerwal, LW Doyle, AC Burnett, and JLY Cheong), Melbourne, Australia; Clinical Sciences, Murdoch Children's Research Institute (A Haikerwal, LW Doyle, AC Burnett, and JLY Cheong), Melbourne, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne (LW Doyle, G Patton, and AC Burnett), Melbourne, Australia
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- Newborn Services, The Royal Women's Hospital (A Haikerwal, LW Doyle, AC Burnett, and JLY Cheong), Melbourne, Australia; Clinical Sciences, Murdoch Children's Research Institute (A Haikerwal, LW Doyle, AC Burnett, and JLY Cheong), Melbourne, Australia; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Melbourne (LW Doyle, SM Garland, and JLY Cheong), Melbourne, Australia
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Shieh C, Khan I, Umoren R. Engagement design in studies on pregnancy and infant health using social media: Systematic review. Prev Med Rep 2020; 19:101113. [PMID: 32435580 PMCID: PMC7232087 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2019] [Revised: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Social media utilization is prevalent among reproductive-age women. The literature on how researchers engage women in studies using social media platforms is scarce. This systematic review analyzed participant engagement design in studies using social media and focused on pregnancy and infant health. METHODS A literature search of EBSCO and PubMed databases was conducted. Included studies had to be completed with quantitative data, focus on pregnancy, postpartum or infant health, and use social media in the research process. A matrix of three engagement designs (passive, interactive, independent) and three research processes (recruitment, data analysis, intervention) was used for analysis. FINDINGS Thirty-one articles that reported 30 studies met the inclusion criteria. Of these, four were randomized controlled trials (RCT), four were non-RCT interventions, and 22 were observational/descriptive studies. The main purpose of using social media was for recruitment (n = 16), data analysis (n = 6), intervention (n = 8), or both recruitment and intervention (n = 1). Passive engagement was a fundamental design approach in all studies to access a data source that was either the participant or the data provided by the participants in social media. Interactive engagement, mostly for recruitment and intervention, was to engage participants in completing study enrollment or in interacting with the study team or fellow participants. Independent engagement involved off-line activities and appeared sporadically in intervention studies. CONCLUSIONS Passive and interactive engagement designs are more frequently used than independent engagement design. Researchers should select suitable designs when studying pregnancy and infant health using social media.
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Affiliation(s)
- Carol Shieh
- Indiana University School of Nursing, 600 Barnhill Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202, United States
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- Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, 1050 Wishard Blvd, Indianapolis, IN 46202, United States
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- University of Washington, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics-Neonatology, 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA 98195, United States
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Tizard H, Pezaro S. Social Media and the Mediation of Childbirth: So, What for Mothers, Maternity, and Midwifery Practice? INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CHILDBIRTH 2019. [DOI: 10.1891/2156-5287.9.2.69] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Social media is fast becoming a global phenomenon with recent research providing insight into the complex inter-weaving relationship between the media and women and families over the childbirth continuum. Additionally, a growing body of evidence demonstrates a major cultural shift in the agency and information-seeking practices of women through social media. This perhaps suggests that services fall short of providing real and lived value to the women navigating through maternity systems in the United Kingdom, due to changes in culture and society. A deeper understanding of this phenomenon may help providers and practitioners offer care which better supports women's needs and enable them to develop innovative new approaches for future service provision. The aim of this article is to examine the literature and develop a deeper understanding of how social media may impact upon women, childbearing and midwifery practice via six domains. In conclusion, informational, experimental, and relational needs of women could be enhanced with funding and investment into the role of new expert tech-midwives using social media initiatives within maternity systems. Thus, supporting the demands of modern technology use by woman to elevate midwifery care provision and satisfaction and protect against the technocratic and patriarchal influence of childbirth. This synthesis of the literature through a western cultural lens may also be relevant to an international audience.
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