Enhancing Recruitment of Adolescents Aged 16-18 Years in a Web-Based Peer Network Study Through Financial Reimbursements: Randomized Controlled Trial
Scaled reimbursements resulted in significantly greater recruitment of peers than fixed reimbursements; however, the total number of peers recruited was low. Greater-value incentives and stronger initial recruitment through social media may be needed to recruit large numbers of friend networks.
Authors
- Jane Simone Hocking (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9329-8501)
- Margaret Elena Hellard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5055-3266)
- Megan S. C. Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3136-6761)
- Rachel Sacks‐Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0860-2762)
- Cassandra C. J. Wright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9751-4005)
- Sarah Eddy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6690-1918)
- Paul Dietze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7871-6234)
- Michelle Raggatt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3186-8959)
Institutions
- Burnet Institute (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Curtin University (AU)
- Menzies School of Health Research (AU)
- Alfred Health (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Interactive Journal of Medical Research
- Published
- 2025-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/70223
- Primary Topic
- Social Media in Health Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00