Table 3.
Social media recruitment and enrollment rates by study type.
| Study type | Studies reporting recruitment rate, n | Range of participants recruited from social media, % | Studies reporting enrollment rate, n | Range of participants enrolled from social media, % | |
| Intervention purpose |
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Treatment | 10 | 0-80 | 14 | 0-86 |
|
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Prevention | 10 | 1-74 | 14 | 0-62 |
| Disease or condition type |
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|
|
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Lifestyle-related | 6 | 1-74 | 13 | 0-53 |
|
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Neurological | 4 | 23-80 | 5 | 18-86 |
|
|
OB/GYNa | 4 | 0-28 | 2 | 8-16 |
|
|
HIV | 2 | 31-66 | 3 | 23-62 |
|
|
Others | 4 | 1-6 | 5 | 0-20 |
| Mode of intervention |
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|
|
|
|
|
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In-person | 14 | 0-80 | 14 | 0-65 |
|
|
Online | 4 | 15-79 | 10 | 0-86 |
|
|
Both | 2 | 2-6 | 4 | 2-20 |
| Participant age group |
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|
|
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Adults (18+ years) | 15 | 0-80 | 23 | 0-86 |
|
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Older adults/seniors | 5 | 1-72 | 4 | 0-33 |
|
|
Adolescents | 0 | —b | 1 | 7 |
aOB/GYN: obstetrics/gynecology.
bNot available (not reported by original study).