Recruitment Tool Research Articles

Mapping Digital Recruitment Tools Using Advanced Convergent Qualitative Meta-integration

Organizations are now more skill-driven due to global competition and environmental volatility. As a result, finding the right talent for the needed position has been less important than in recent times. Traditional recruiting methods must meet the changing demands of recruiting the best-matched candidates. Therefore, incorporating digital solutions in recruitment and selection is an urgent necessity to thrive in the market. Digital recruitment tools, such as psychometric testing, gamification, video interviewing and applicant tracking systems can improve the function of recruitment and selection. However, a synopsis of this is still undermined. Considering the availability of the research gap, a systematic review, using an advanced convergent qualitative meta-integration method, is conducted to map the digital recruitment tools. A significant 23 research studies published in different reputable journals published from 2006 to 2022 were selected. The meta-integration review enlightened future directions that may help the beneficiaries to analyse and improvize the recruitment process.

Three Approaches to Using Mixed Reality Simulations for Teacher Preparation and Recruitment of Future Teachers

Mixed reality simulations have versatility in both the preparation as well as the recruitment of future teachers. We describe three approaches that have led to successful outcomes for general and special education preservice teachers, as well as in the recruitment of future teacher candidates from the high school level. First, we explored the use of TeachLivE™ to enhance special education teacher candidates’ behavior observation skills when conducting functional behavior assessments. Second, we studied the impact of different simulation methods on early childhood candidates’ preparedness to communicate with parents and caregivers about sensitive topics. Finally, we utilized TeachLivE™ as a recruitment tool to engage current high-achieving high school students in the teaching and reflection process as part of their on-campus dual credit program. In all cases, candidates and students valued the simulation experiences, recognizing the opportunity to deliver instruction in supportive environments with immediate feedback, coaching, and practice opportunities.

The DCM Project Portal: A direct-to-participant platform of The DCM Research Project

Study objectiveTo develop a digital platform to conduct family-based, dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) genetic research. DesignThe DCM Project Portal, a direct-to-participant electronic recruitment, consent, and communication tool, was designed using prior experience with traditional enrollment methods and characteristics and feedback of current participants. ParticipantsDCM patients (probands) and their family members enrolled from June 7, 2016 to March 15, 2020 at 25 US advanced heart failure programs. ResultsThe portal was designed as a self-guided, three module (registration, eligibility, and consent) process with supporting informational and messaging resources integrated throughout. The experience is tailored to user type and the format adaptable with programmatic growth. Characteristics of participants of the recently completed DCM Precision Medicine Study were assessed as an exemplary user population. A majority of the diverse (34 % non-Hispanic Black (NHE-B), 9.1 % Hispanic; 53.6 % female) proband (n = 1223) and family member (n = 1781) participants aged ≥18 years reported not at all or rarely having problems learning about their health from written information (81 %) and a high confidence in completing medical forms (77.2 % very much or often confident), supporting a self-guided model. A majority of participants across age and race-ethnicity groups reported internet access, with highest rates of no reported access in those ≥77 years (31.9 %), NHE-B (25.2 %), and Hispanic (22.9 %), a similar pattern to those reported by the US Census Bureau as of 2021. ConclusionsThe portal is an example of a digital approach to family-based genetic research that offers opportunity to improve access and efficiency of research operations.

ENGAGE UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS IN TECHNOLOGY AND AGING RESEARCH: LIVED EXPERIENCE AT GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSE SITES

Abstract Minoritized and marginalized older adults face multifaceted barriers that could prevent them from participating in aging research, including but not limited to not having access to research opportunities, time and transportation constraints, lack of trust with health care providers and researchers, and language barriers. When the research projects involve technology, whether as a tool for engagement or recruitment, intervention delivery, or outcome monitoring and assessment, additional challenges exist in recruiting underrepresented groups. The technology adoption gap has been widely reported. Minoritized and marginalized older adults are less likely to have internet access or feel less confident in using technology compared to their more privileged counterparts. This symposium introduces the lived experience and lessons learned from engagement and recruitment of underrepresented populations at multiple Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers. The first presentation presents outreach and recruitment efforts at the Oregon Outreach, Recruitment & Education Core. The authors will discuss strategies and benefits to engage people of underrepresented backgrounds in the research workforce. The following two presentations focus on recruitment efforts for installing an in-home monitoring technology platform for diverse older adult populations, including African Americans in Chicago, IL, and Hispanic/Latino immigrants in San Antonio, TX. The fourth presentation describes the response, retention, and enrollment rate of an online dementia research registry and the effort to adapt the registry and build capacity in recruiting Asian American immigrants with limited English proficiency. Sharing successes and lessons learned at multiple sites will contribute to developing more effective recruitment strategies for future aging research involving technology.

Targeted electronic health record-based recruitment strategy to enhance COVID-19 vaccine response clinical research study enrollment

Efficient recruitment of eligible participants is a significant challenge for clinical research studies. This challenge was exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic when in-person recruitment was not an option. In 2020, the University of Minnesota was tasked, as part of the National Cancer Institute's Serological Sciences Network for COVID-19 (SeroNet), to recruit participants for a longitudinal serosurveillance clinical research study with a goal of characterizing the COVID-19 vaccine-elicited immune response among immunocompromised individuals, which necessitated reliance on non-traditional strategies for participant recruitment. To meet our enrollment target of 300 transplant patients, 300 cancer patients, 100 persons living with HIV, and 200 immunocompetent individuals, we utilized targeted electronic health record (EHR)-based recruitment in addition to traditional recruitment tools, which was an effective combination of recruitment strategies. A significant advantage of patient portal messaging or other digital recruitment strategies such as email communication is timing. We reached 85 % (769 out of 900) of our enrollment target within one year with a 14.3 % response rate to invitations to participate in our study. This achievement is perhaps more salient given the COVID-19 pandemic-related constraints within which we were operating. We demonstrated that the EHR can be leveraged to quickly identify potentially eligible study participants either via EHR communication or mail. We also illustrate how the online portal MyChart can be used to efficiently send targeted recruitment messages.

Messaging and mobilization: Rebel groups, social media communication, and audience engagement

Mobilization is central to the emergence, survival and success of armed groups challenging the state, and has lately expanded to new arenas with the rise of social media. Using a new dataset of rebel group Twitter use, we examined the topics contained in rebel group social media communications to understand how different messaging strategies impact civilian engagement with rebel messages. Rather than benefiting solely from direct calls to action, we found that rebel groups also increased civilian engagement through indirect messages of self-promotion. While direct appeals received more engagement than indirect appeals, their effects were tempered by audience fatigue when relied on too heavily. We additionally found that including images further enhanced the impact of a mobilizing message. These findings expanded our understanding of rebel communications and mobilization, with important implications for combating the use of social media as a recruitment tool for violent extremism.

An Assessment of the University Usage of Social Media Platforms: Case from Lebanon—Theoretical Foundations—Part 1

This paper, part of two, aims to assess how a selection of Lebanese Universities utilizes social media platforms to attract potential student candidates. Social Media is considered a significant recruitment tool universities use to attract high school graduates from the millennium digital generation. Different universities have dealt differently with social media, so capturing recorded activity is essential to assess such efforts and pinpoint gaps to justify student recruitment investments by universities. This study uses a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods. A descriptive comparative analysis is carried out based on collected data from the different university social media platforms to help categorize selected universities in their efforts, successes, and gaps. However, this paper, the first part of two, represents the theoretical foundations needed for the study. Paper part two (2) will follow to illustrate the numerical and graphical analysis. Results show a lack of motivation schemes to attract potential candidates and encourage them to interact with such platforms. Moreover, universities lack specialized digital marketing staff to produce the appropriate content and design marketing strategies that are attractive, interactive, and with high response rates to inquiries.

Better living with non‐memory led dementia: results from a pilot randomised clinical trial of an online training programme for carers of people with PCA, PPA and bvFTD

AbstractBackgroundDementias starting with symptoms other than memory are low prevalent. Educational and training resources for caregivers of people living with these conditions are scarce and difficult to access. The aim of this trial is to test the feasibility of an online training program for carers of people with three non‐memory led dementias: Posterior Cortical Atrophy (PCA), Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) and behavioural variant FTD (bvFTD). The trial design is a randomised feasibility study.MethodSetting: Community. Participants were recruited from the organisation Rare Dementia Support (RDS). Participants: Carers of people with PCA, PPA and bvFTDIntervention: The experimental group was given access to an eight‐week online program consisting of 6 digital manuals addressing practical strategies to better support people living with PCA, PPA or bvFTD (depending on diagnosis of the care recipient). The control group was directed to RDS’s existing website (TAU).Outcome measures: Feasibility of recruitment, measurement tools (clinical outcomes, see Table 1) and acceptability. Measures were collected at baseline, immediate post intervention (8 weeks post‐randomisation) and 3 months post‐randomisation.Randomization: Allocation ratio was 2:1 (intervention: control) stratified by diagnosis carried out by a central computer system. Participants were unblinded to intervention. All measures were self‐reported online by the participants.ResultNumbers randomized: 31 participants were recruited. 30 participants were randomized (1/31 did not complete baseline) (21 to intervention, 9 to control group). Trial status: closed.Numbers analysed: 30 participants for intention to treat analysis (3 dropped out).Outcomes: Feasibility of recruitment (see Figure 1 Flowchart) is 40% (31 people consented/78 approached). Retention rate is 87%. The proportion of eligible participants who agree to participate is 97% (30/31).Assessment of feasibility of measurement tools (proposed clinical outcomes) shows 96% response rates at 8 weeks (29/30) and 90% (27/30) at 3 months. Acceptability: 100% of participants agreed to be randomised. Intervention coherence: 28% (6/21) participants interacted with facilitator during the intervention. Follow‐up qualitative interviews were conducted to gain a better understanding of how to improve intervention coherence.ConclusionThe trialled intervention shows excellent feasibility of recruitment, retention and measurement tools. Enhancement of intervention coherence is required.

Conducting Rehabilitation Research Through Amazon Mechanical Turk: A User-Friendly Guide

Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) is a crowdsourcing website that has become a popular participant recruitment tool in social science research. MTurk provides access to a large, diverse, and inexpensive pool of willing participants, and the unique clinical characteristics of MTurk participants may be of particular interest to rehabilitation researchers. In this article, the authors provide a step-by-step guide to set up and conduct a Qualtrics online survey study via MTurk. Several considerations including quality control of data, cost reduction, and ethical considerations are discussed, and strategies to improve data quality and promote research ethics are provided.

Incorporating usability evaluation into iterative development of an online platform to support research participation in Parkinson’s disease: a mixed methods protocol

IntroductionMany people with Parkinson’s (PwP) are not given the opportunity or do not have adequate access to participate in clinical research. To address this, we have codeveloped with users an...

TALENT MANAGEMENT, A VETTED EMPLOYEE PERSPECTIVE THAT ACTIVATES A MUTUALITY OF PARTNERSHIP INTEREST

Humanity develops through education and experience with talents and abilities, endowed with different competencies in between individuals, to meet the demands of today's society in economic, social, and technological terms, consider it a way of life, and be valuable. Talent management and related strategies are a trending phenomenon where companies involved in local, regional, and international trade are getting involved and competing for the best employees in the job market. The “talent war” has led companies to focus on activating recruitment tools to hire the best people, work in the company's interests, improve the quantity and quality of productions and services, gain more market space, and gain superior competitive advantages. Who directs or controls talent is an important tension between high-quality employees and companies grappling with the concern that talent is equity that employees own and that the company must use. Employees are the ones who should absorb, retain, and demonstrate their talents. Companies use the talents of their employees, nurture talents, manage them in the company's interests, and provide all environmental and technical circumstances in the best possible way for the functionality of business projects. The talent that makes an employee exceptional when it comes to approaching their ability to work productively is a trait first developed by those people who have invested in improving their skills before they will be hired. Companies often ignore this fact and neglect this reality. Companies look at talents first when hiring an employee. Still, during the utilization of skills, they conquer employee skills by making those part of their organization's assets and consider employee skills as a trait only reflected in their business environment, through their organization's culture. Furthermore, they continue to consider that employee skills are mostly developed through their leadership and management style and proudly sell this merit within and to outsiders as an organizational virtue, ignoring the abilities carried over from before that the employees have. This approach forms the false attributes of values that each party indeed deserves and slowly erases the reality of merit. It creates unrest between employees and their employers and underestimates the source of exceptional skills. In addition, this behavior creates feelings of secession among employees who no longer want to see themselves working in the company, who do not feel properly valued but only feel abused and exploited indeed, resulting in a general depreciation of productivity and efficiency. This systematic literature review article has been searched from other articles, journals, books, trainer blogs, research and training centers, etc. will emphasize the need for the employee perspective to be important in talent management development in order to engage and motivate employees to gain work experience and develop their talents according to their life perspective. The period during which this research was conducted spanned from early 2023 to June 2023. With the concerns summarized above in mind, the Mutual Partnership Interest - MPI mechanism will be addressed with its properties associated with the Vetted Employee Perspective.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/soc/0089/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

756. Factors that Increase Engagement on Social Media for an Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program

Abstract Background Social media is increasingly being used among Infectious Disease (ID) programs. It can be a valuable recruitment tool in addition to providing education, self-promotion, and increasing collaborations across the ID community. We sought to analyze factors associated with increased engagement for our ID fellowship program’s Twitter account. Methods We analyzed various metrics from consecutive Twitter posts and utilized the Twitter Analytics Dashboard to extract data from time of account inception. Impressions were defined as the number of times a tweet was seen by users, and engagements as a composite of interactions with a tweet. Tweet content was organized into educational, social, promotional, and other categories. Educational content was subcategorized into tweetorial, microbiology, question & answer (Q&A), and journal articles. A subset of tweets were analyzed for engagement from April 2022 to March 2023 for trends according to content and date the tweet was posted. Standard univariate descriptive statistical analyses, moods median test, and one-way analysis of variance was performed. Data analysis was performed using R version 3.4.0. Results 460 tweets were posted from October 2020 to March 2023 (Figure 1). Educational subcategories showed a large amount of engagement related to microbiology, with specifically more retweets, likes, and profile clicks (Table 1). There was no difference in engagement based on time of day of tweet (Table 2), although profile clicks were significantly more likely if tweets occurred on a weekend (p=0.04). A subset of 284 tweets from April 2022 to March 2023 revealed that months where multiple content categories were tweeted resulted in the most engagement (Figure 2). Generally, more twitter posts correlated with more engagement with a Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.7.Figure 1.Tweet content by (a) overall categories and (b) educational categories. Conclusion To increase engagement with social media, there should be frequent tweets with varied content categories. Subcategories of content such as microbiology tweets draw further interest and showcase a program's educational and clinical innovation.Figure 2.Composite categorical engagement from April 2022 – March 2023. Disclosures Indira Brar, MD, Gilead: Advisor/Consultant|Gilead: Grant/Research Support|Gilead: Honoraria|Janssen: Grant/Research Support|Janssen: Honoraria|ViiV: Advisor/Consultant|ViiV: Grant/Research Support|ViiV: Honoraria

Use of social media in recruiting young people to mental health research: a scoping review

ObjectivesThis review explored the literature on the use of social media in recruiting young people, aged 13–18 years, to mental health research. It aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to...

Designing effective exercise intervention trials for prostate cancer cohorts: a qualitative study on experiences and views of exercise oncology researchers

BackgroundExercise intervention research has shown promising results in preventing and reversing the side effects caused by prostate cancer and its’ treatment. However, there are still unanswered questions and the need for additional research. As the field of exercise oncology in the context of prostate cancer presents unique challenges and complexities, seeking the advice of experienced exercise oncology researchers before initiating a similar trial could help to design more effective and efficient studies and help avoid pitfalls.MethodsA qualitative descriptive study design and a nonprobability, purposive sampling method was employed. An interview guide was developed and included topics such as recruitment, retention, programme goals, research design, health considerations, treatment considerations, adverse events, exercise prescription and outcome tools. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted and interviews were transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis.ResultsEight individuals with extensive experience working with prostate cancer patients in exercise oncology research settings were interviewed. Four main themes and seven subthemes were generated and supported by the data. Theme 1 highlighted the critical role of recruitment, with associated subthemes on recruitment barriers and recruitment methods. Theme 2 explored the positives and negatives of home-based programmes. Theme 3 focused on specific health characteristics, exercise prescription and outcome measure factors that must be considered when working with prostate cancer cohorts. Finally, theme 4 centered around the emotional dimensions present in exercise oncology trials, relating to both researchers and study participants.ConclusionExercise oncology remains a challenging area in which to conduct research. Learning from experienced personnel in the field offers valuable information and guidance that could impact the success of future trials.

Acceptance of Social Media Recruitment for Clinical Studies Among Patients With Hepatitis B: Mixed Methods Study.

Social media platforms are increasingly used to recruit patients for clinical studies. Yet, patients' attitudes regarding social media recruitment are underexplored. This mixed methods study aims to assess predictors of the acceptance of social media recruitment among patients with hepatitis B, a patient population that is considered particularly vulnerable in this context. Using a mixed methods approach, the hypotheses for our survey were developed based on a qualitative interview study with 6 patients with hepatitis B and 30 multidisciplinary experts. Thematic analysis was applied to qualitative interview analysis. For the cross-sectional survey, we additionally recruited 195 patients with hepatitis B from 3 clinical centers in Germany. Adult patients capable of judgment with a hepatitis B diagnosis who understood German and visited 1 of the 3 study centers during the data collection period were eligible to participate. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS (version 28; IBM Corp), including descriptive statistics and regression analysis. On the basis of the qualitative interview analysis, we hypothesized that 6 factors were associated with acceptance of social media recruitment: using social media in the context of hepatitis B (hypothesis 1), digital literacy (hypothesis 2), interest in clinical studies (hypothesis 3), trust in nonmedical (hypothesis 4a) and medical (hypothesis 4b) information sources, perceiving the hepatitis B diagnosis as a secret (hypothesis 5a), attitudes toward data privacy in the social media context (hypothesis 5b), and perceived stigma (hypothesis 6). Regression analysis revealed that the higher the social media use for hepatitis B (hypothesis 1), the higher the interest in clinical studies (hypothesis 3), the more trust in nonmedical information sources (hypothesis 4a), and the less secrecy around a hepatitis B diagnosis (hypothesis 5a), the higher the acceptance of social media as a recruitment tool for clinical hepatitis B studies. This mixed methods study provides the first quantitative insights into social media acceptance for clinical study recruitment among patients with hepatitis B. The study was limited to patients with hepatitis B in Germany but sets out to be a reference point for future studies assessing the attitudes toward and acceptance of social media recruitment for clinical studies. Such empirical inquiries can facilitate the work of researchers designing clinical studies as well as ethics review boards in balancing the risks and benefits of social media recruitment in a context-specific manner.

Attitudes and Barriers to Planned Family Building among Professionals and Trainees in Radiation Oncology

The timing of residency training often coincides with peak biological fertility. However, family building is frequently deferred and may lead to unanticipated infertility. The attitudes and barriers to family planning are not well described among medical professionals and trainees in radiation oncology (RO). The Society for Women in Radiation Oncology (SWRO) conducted an electronic survey among practicing physicians, physicists, and residents between January and February 2023, using email and social media as recruitment tools. The survey questions queried demographics, family planning, fertility. Frequencies of responses were summarized using descriptive statistics. On interim analysis, 147 responses were collected; 123 (89.8%) were SWRO members. Gender identities reported were female (136, 93.2%), male (7, 4.8%), nonbinary or gender diverse (2, 1.4%), and transgender female (1, 0.7%). 95 (64.6%) respondents were age 35 or younger. The majority were practicing physicians (72, 49.0%) followed by RO residents (45, 30.6%), medical physicists (17, 11.6%), medical students, (5, 3.4%), and medical physics residents (4, 2.7%). Most respondents agreed that their reproductive timeline had been impacted by medical training (106, 76.3%). Of those who deferred parenthood due to training or career, 40 (36.7%) were dissatisfied with their choice and 33 (30.2%) were satisfied. 129 (92.8%) reported not receiving any information about fertility preservation during training. Only 65 (47.4%) felt they had a mentor with whom they could approach to discuss family planning. Overall, 84 (60.4%) expressed concern about their fertility and 34 (24.5%) had previously undergone fertility testing. 16 (11.5%) completed at least one cycle of elective fertility preservation and 12 (8.6%) were planning to do so. 39 (28.1%) had considered elective fertility preservation but not pursued it, while 65 (46.8%) had not considered it. Among those two groups, the common reported barriers to accessing fertility services were financial burden (n = 28, 28.6%), lack of awareness of available options (n = 12, 12.2%), difficulty accessing fertility services (n = 6, 6.1%), and difficulty finding time during training (n = 4, 4.1%). Insurance coverage for elective fertility preservation was fully or partially covered by insurance for 12 (8.8%), not covered for 53 (38.7%), and 72 (52.6%) were uncertain of their coverage. The study highlights the impact of training on family building plans of medical professionals in RO. Despite high levels of concern about fertility, few respondents received education about fertility options in training and a limited number had access to mentors to discuss this issue. Significant barriers exist to accessing fertility services, including knowledge gaps about insurance coverage, highlighting a need for further exploration of these barriers and advocacy for improved family planning support for those in RO who desire it.

Prior Learning Assessment

Higher education continues to experience challenges arising from changing demographics and perceptions of the value of higher education. Prospective students want flexibility in how they pursue higher education. Programs must adapt to meet the changing needs and expectations of the audiences they serve. This is equally true for programs offered by library and information science schools. In an increasingly competitive educational environment where traditional student populations are shrinking, higher education institutions must be agile and proactive (Grawe, 2021).
 Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) or Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) recognize the students may bring knowledge and skills that are not documented as credit-bearing learning experiences from higher education institutions. The idea of PLA and CPL is not new. The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) (https://www.cael.org/) has advocated for PLA and CPL for more than 40 years. Learning can take place through nontraditional instructional outlets. Work-related and military experiences also provide learning opportunities for which evidence may be available. Central to PLA and CPL is rigorous assessment. This assessment can take multiple forms, including portfolio evaluation, examinations for learning achievement, or equivalency determination of non-credit learning experiences. A recent study on PLA for adult learners concluded that PLA is associated with better student outcomes, including higher credential completion, cost savings and time savings (Klein-Collins et al., 2020). The panel topic addresses the conference theme by focusing on learning, practice and competencies.
 Many students applying to undergraduate or graduate programs at LIS schools bring work or non-credit experiences in areas such as information technology, librarianship or archival studies that are germane to the areas they plan to study. Should these applicants be provided the opportunity to demonstrate the knowledge they bring for admission consideration, course exemptions or credit recognition?
 The objective of this juried panel is to begin a dialogue on the place of PLA in library and information science programs. After a brief introduction to PLA concepts, the panelists will discuss PLA initiatives in their schools. This will be followed by a discussion with the audience during the second half of the panel on questions that arise when considering the adoption of PLA. These questions include:
 
 What are the potential benefits of, and concerns with, offering PLA options to prospective undergraduate and graduate students?
 Which programs offered by LIS schools lend themselves to PLA?
 How much credit should be provided to students for demonstrating prior learning?
 What are the most effective approaches for assessing prior learning?
 Can PLA make LIS programs more inclusive, and can it serve as an effective recruitment tool?
 
 The following presenters will participate on the panel:
 Dietmar Wolfram (Moderator), Head of School and Associate Dean, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Information Studies (SOIS) will provide a brief overview of PLA and methods of assessment.
 Louise Spiteri, Professor, School of Information Management, Dalhousie University will discuss how Dalhousie’s School of Information Management (SIM) moved from an ad hoc process to an official PLA process for admission assessment for their Master of Information (MI) program, and how this has allowed SIM to broaden the students entering the program. The presentation will also discuss the experience of students who have entered this way.
 Sarah Beth Nelson, Assistant Professor, School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, has led the University of Wisconsin System School Library Education Consortium where students can submit a portfolio to demonstrate prior learning in order to be exempted from three of the courses required for school library licensure.
 Chad Zahrt, Assistant Dean, School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will outline how SOIS has been providing elective credit for non-credit workshops in relevant information technology areas to incoming students in the Bachelor of Science in Information Science and Technology program.
 Tomas A. Lipinski, Professor, School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, will describe how SOIS is addressing the challenge of recognizing the knowledge of incoming MLIS students who bring substantial experience working in the field and how this may be assessed.

Effectiveness and Cost of Using Facebook Recruitment to Elicit Canadian Women's Perspectives on Bone Health and Osteoporosis: Cross-Sectional Survey Study.

Surveys can help health researchers better understand the public's perspectives and needs regarding prevalent conditions such as osteoporosis, which affects more than two-thirds of postmenopausal women. However, recruitment of large cohorts for survey research can be time-consuming and expensive. With 2.9 billion active users across the globe and reasonable advertising costs, Facebook (Meta Platforms, Inc) has emerged as an effective recruitment tool for surveys, although previous studies have targeted young populations (<50 years of age) and none have focused on bone health. We assessed the effectiveness and cost of using Facebook to recruit Canadian women aged ≥45 years to share their perspectives on bone health and osteoporosis via a web-based survey. We developed a 15-minute web-based survey with the goal of eliciting perspectives on bone health and osteoporosis. A Facebook advertisement was placed for 2 weeks in February 2022, during which time it was shown to women of age ≥45 years who resided in Canada, inviting them to participate and offering a chance to win 1 of 5 CAD $100 gift cards (at the time of this study [February 14, 2022], a currency exchange rate of CAD $1=US $0.79 was applicable). Those who clicked on the advertisement were taken to an eligibility screening question on the survey home screen. Individuals who confirmed eligibility were automatically directed to the first survey question. All individuals who answered the first survey question were considered participants and included in the analyses. We determined the survey reach, click rate, cooperation rate, completion rate, cost per click, and cost per participant. Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents were compared with data from the 2021 Canadian Census. The Facebook advertisement was shown to 34,086 unique Facebook users, resulting in 2033 link clicks (click rate: 6.0%). A total of 1320 individuals completed the eligibility screening question, 1195 started the survey itself (cooperation rate: 58.8%), and 966 completed the survey (completion rate: 47.5%). The cost of the advertising campaign was CAD $280.12, resulting in a cost per click of CAD $0.14 and a cost per participant of CAD $0.23. The 1195 participants ranged in age from 45-89 years (mean 65, SD 7 years), 921 (93.7%) were of White ethnicity, 854 (88.3%) had completed some postsecondary education, and 637 (65.8%) resided in urban areas. Responses were received from residents of all 10 Canadian provinces and 2 of 3 territories. When compared to 2021 Canadian Census data, postsecondary education and rural residence were overrepresented in our study population. Facebook advertising is an efficient, effective, and inexpensive way of recruiting large samples of older women for participation in web-based surveys for health research. However, it is important to recognize that this modality is a form of convenience sampling and the benefits of Facebook recruitment must be balanced with its limitations, which include selection bias and coverage error.

Shocked or Satiated? Managing Moral Shocks Beyond the Recruitment Stage

Abstract Sociologists James Jasper and Jane Poulsen have argued that activists’ deployment of emotionally triggering ‘moral shocks’ can stimulate recruitment for movements, particularly for those which are less successful in recruiting through social networks. Others have suggested that, more than a recruitment tool, these moral shocks are useful for sustaining activist motivation. This study, however, explores the tendency of activists to disengage from moral shocks as a means of managing emotions such as compassion fatigue, burnout and psychological distress. Although many respondents see the utility in moral shocks as an outreach tool, they carefully consider their own exposure to protect their emotional well-being and protest sustainability. Results are based on an email-based qualitative interview with twenty-five newly recruited activists and established activists in the Western Nonhuman Animal rights movement.

Evaluating Diversity Promotion on Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Program Websites and Instagram Accounts.

Medical students applying to residency, including those from underrepresented groups, strongly value cultural fit and program diversity. Program websites and social media are thus an influential information source for prospective applicants and recruitment tool for residencies. We evaluated whether and how integrated plastic surgery residency program websites and social media display commitments to diversity online. We evaluated program websites for 8 predetermined diversity elements, (1) nondiscrimination and (2) diversity statements, (3) community resources, (4) faculty and (5) resident biographies, (6) faculty and (7) resident photographs, and (8) resident resources, and assessed Instagram accounts for diversity-related images, captions, and hashtags. Our analysis used Mann-Whitney U, chi-squared, and t tests; significance level was P < 0.05. We reviewed 82 program websites with a mean of 3.4 ± 1.4 diversity elements. Resident (n = 76, 92.7%) and faculty photographs (n = 65, 79.3%) and resident biographies (n = 43, 52.4%) were the most common. Seventy programs (85.4%) had Instagram accounts, the majority of which (n = 41, 58.6%) shared content related to diversity in race, ethnicity, gender, and/or sexual orientation. Programs located in smaller cities were more likely to have ≥4 website diversity elements (P = 0.014) and mention diversity on Instagram (P = 0.0037). Programs with women chairs/chiefs were more likely to mention diversity on Instagram (P = 0.007). In the age of virtual recruitment, program websites and social media should provide sufficient information, described in our diversity element checklist, to help prospective applicants determine fit from a diversity perspective. Residents, who often contribute to program social media, and women chairs/chiefs may be critical to driving diversity promotion.