Hi everyone, we are working on a new research on COVID-19 (coronavirus) & mental wellbeing and I am seeking advice on how can I get more participants.
I've tried posting it on my university's research volunteer page and I got suggestions to put up a Facebook page with ads, which I have done. I have also sent out emails, personal messages, social media messages, and Tweets along the lines of:
"Anyone in Australia who can help do a 5-10 min survey on the effects of coronavirus (COVID-19) on our mental health?
Please participate and reTweet, thanks heaps!
#COVID19Aus #workingfromhome
Survey: http://tiny.cc/s4uxnz | More info: http://ow.ly/cmDi30qCcl4 |
Facebook page: http://ow.ly/SjqK50zwUN3"
But I am not getting much responses. :(
Taking in mind that the project is self-funded, I can probably use some of my lunch budget towards this, but any big-budget ideas are off the table, and we've got ethics to host the survey through the university (cannot put the survey up elsewhere). My usual gig is data analyses of existing data, so this data collection and participant recruitment thing is all new to me!
Any advice on how to get more people to answer the research survey would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks and take care during this period.
Hi Janni, I invite to think like young people what kind of preferences they have, why they care about to participate and this kind of things. Maybe you can contact some of them to understand and ask suggestions. I recommend to make this survey easy to fill and understandable. Besides, you can create a short video explaining the importance to this people about the research and be involved.
These days, all are shooting up with an online survey. Every 12th message is related to a survey. Thus difficult to convince people to participate in the survey.
Using the snowball technique, you may reach out to more. Using common social networking sites and messengers or email, you may reach out to more
- Add referral question in the survey tool- ask them to suggest potential participant's email or social media address or request them to refer to this survey amongst their group.
- If there cab be s a provision of incentive, provide any kind of incentive to participate in the survey. It can not necessarily a monetary. For example, e-vouchers can be monetary but providing booklet on mental health, list essential resources, most effective ways to productivity etc, as a freebie can be provided to survey participant.
This may be useful.
Change the way you request their participation. There is still stigma to mental health, so think about the way you word your request. Make it sound inviting. Make it sound like something they would enjoy doing. Is it something they can relate to? Is it mindful, encouraging? Perhaps you could even turn it into some kind of a challenge. The current online community seems to like challenges, so maybe this is a way to draw them in.
The most definitive way to diagnose a covid is 19 molecular tests and tests
Serology does not have the certainty necessary for diagnosis
I would suggest finding LinkedIn Profiles in Australia, and invite them all if over 18.
Hey Janni
Sorry to hear recruitment is slow- I've used social media to recruit for a study on antidepressant pharmacogenetics and it was VERY effective- but we did use paid facebook advertising, which is surprisingly cheap.
We also used an existing facebook group with an interest in mental health issues, which had been running for a while.
So best advice would be to try to identify an existing facebook group, and also use paid targeted advertising.
I can put you in touch with my research fellow who ran the project if you want more info- just email me.
cheers
James Foulds
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I am a recruitment consultant. I have been working for over 13 years in an american company, named Manpower. I am used to recruiting people and to recruit quickly in my job. I am used to conducting surveys for esculapeathenatraductions that I manage. I keep doing my job of recruitment consultant..
I could advise to put your job's offer in INDEED. You should be very creative to receive answers. Indeed is free and you could have a lots of answers at the same time!! It is of use if you pay people ..
I will recommend surveymonkey or googleforms ( the latest way is free). Why do not set up a specific page on linkedin to put in relief your project and to send connection to attract people with your survey ? You could offer theme a service like recommending them on linkedin.
I did the same but for personal reasons, for my translation agency : Esculape Athena Traductions.
I need your help on my survey. I am located in France, near Paris. I set up my own translation agency, named Esculape Athena Traductions by the beginning of the year. You could visit my website : www.esculapeathenatraductions.com
This is my video of presentation of my translation agency : https://youtu.be/Jyh21DjaZUU
Do you mind answering my survey ? : https://forms.gle/nKdpCrtWb5tJ7KqA9
It will last one minute !!
Your answer help me very much. I could build a very good translation service for researchers !! If you will do so, I will recommend you on linkedin ( it is my gift).
I thank you!!
Stay safe!
Best Valérie Béranger-Baixas from esculapeathenatraductions.com