Authors: C Heath, JM Williams, D Leightley
Year: 2025
Published in: JMIR mHealth and ..., 2025 - mhealth.jmir.org
Institution: Swansea University, King's College London, Reykjavík University
Research Area: mHealth Interventions, Crowdsourcing, Social Media Recruitment, Mental Health Research (PTSD, Harmful Gambling)
Discipline: Digital Health, Mental Health Research
Social media and online platforms like Facebook and Prolific were effective but faced challenges in recruiting and retaining military veterans with PTSD or harmful gambling for a digital mHealth intervention pilot study.
Methods: Multiple recruitment strategies were used, including paid and unpaid advertisements on Facebook, Prolific, direct mailing, event hosting with veterans' charities, snowball sampling, and incentives.
Key Findings: The effectiveness of different recruitment strategies for enrolling military veterans with PTSD or harmful gambling into a digital intervention study.
Sample Size: 79
