The Promise and Pitfalls of Facebook Advertising: a Genetic Counselor's Perspective

J Genet Couns. 2018 Apr;27(2):326-328. doi: 10.1007/s10897-017-0207-3. Epub 2018 Feb 2.

Abstract

Facebook advertising is a powerful tool for increasing the outreach and recruitment of research participants. We describe our experience as genetic counselors within the context of an internet-based research study, recruiting subjects for a Parkinson disease (PD) biomarker study.

Keywords: Facebook; Genetic counseling; Parkinson disease; Recruitment; Social media advertising.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Advertising*
  • Biomarkers / metabolism
  • Counselors*
  • Female
  • Genetic Counseling*
  • Humans
  • Internet
  • Male
  • Parkinson Disease / metabolism
  • Parkinson Disease / psychology
  • Social Media*

Substances

  • Biomarkers