A Systematic Review of Social Networking Sites: Innovative Platforms for Health Research Targeting Adolescents and Young Adults

IF 2.4 3区医学 Q1 NURSING

Journal of Nursing Scholarship Pub Date : 2013-05-15 DOI:10.1111/jnu.12032

Bu Kyung Park MS, RN, Christina Calamaro PhD, RN

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Abstract

Purpose

To review the evidence to determine if social networking sites (SNS) are effective tools for health research in the adolescent and young adult populations.

Design

Systematic review of published research articles focused on use of SNS for youth health research.

Methods

Seventeen articles were selected that met the following criteria: used SNS at any stage of study, participants between 13 and 25 years of age, English language, and both international and national studies. Reviewers categorized selected studies based on the way SNS were used.

Findings

Utilization of SNS for effectively implementing research with adolescents and young adults include (a) recruitment, (b) intervention, and (c) measurement. Four findings about advantages of using SNS apparent in this review are (a) ease of access to youth, (b) cost effectiveness in recruitment, (c) ease of intervention, and (d) reliable screening venue of mental status and high-risk behaviors.

Conclusions

Although this literature review showed relatively minimal research to date on the use of SNS for research targeting adolescents and young adults, the impact of using SNS for health research is of considerable importance for researchers as well as participants. With careful focus, SNS can become a valuable platform to access, recruit, and deliver health interventions in a cost-effective manner to youth populations as well as hard-to-reach minority or underserved populations.

Clinical Relevance

The evidence demonstrates the usefulness of SNS as innovative platforms for health promotion among adolescents and young adults.

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社交网站的系统回顾:针对青少年和年轻人的健康研究的创新平台

目的回顾证据，以确定社交网站(SNS)是否为青少年和年轻成人人群健康研究的有效工具。设计对已发表的研究文章进行系统回顾，重点是在青少年健康研究中使用SNS。方法选取符合以下标准的17篇文章:在研究的任何阶段使用SNS，参与者年龄在13至25岁之间，使用英语，国际和国内研究。审稿人根据SNS的使用方式对选定的研究进行分类。SNS在青少年和年轻人中有效实施研究包括(a)招募、(b)干预和(c)测量。在本综述中，使用社交网络的四个明显优势是:(a)易于接触青少年，(b)招募的成本效益，(c)易于干预，以及(d)可靠的精神状态和高危行为筛查场所。尽管这篇文献综述显示，到目前为止，针对青少年和年轻人的研究中使用SNS的研究相对较少，但在健康研究中使用SNS的影响对研究人员和参与者都相当重要。通过谨慎的关注，SNS可以成为一个有价值的平台，以具有成本效益的方式向青年人群以及难以接触到的少数民族或服务不足的人群提供获取、招募和提供卫生干预措施。有证据表明，社交网络作为促进青少年和年轻人健康的创新平台是有用的。

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Journal of Nursing Scholarship 医学-护理

CiteScore

6.30

自引率

5.90%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： This widely read and respected journal features peer-reviewed, thought-provoking articles representing research by some of the world’s leading nurse researchers. Reaching health professionals, faculty and students in 103 countries, the Journal of Nursing Scholarship is focused on health of people throughout the world. It is the official journal of Sigma Theta Tau International and it reflects the society’s dedication to providing the tools necessary to improve nursing care around the world.