TY - JOUR
T1 - Older Adult Engagement with Facebook® Interventions
T2 - A Challenge for Nursing Research
AU - Oliver, Debra Parker
AU - Kruse, Robin L.
AU - Pitzer, Kyle
AU - Washington, Karla T.
AU - Starr, Lauren T.
AU - Liu, Jingxia
AU - Smith, Jamie
AU - Jorgenson, Lucas
AU - Demiris, George
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © SLACK Incorporated.
PY - 2022/7
Y1 - 2022/7
N2 - Facebook® is a popular platform for older adults, especially as they try to stay in contact with their family around the country. It is also a popular platform for hosting online support groups. The readily available, socially acceptable, and free platform holds many advantages not only for older adults but also for nurse researchers designing and implementing interventions for older adults. The literature is void of proven methods to measure individual engagement with the Facebook platform. The current article describes efforts to develop a measurement process and evaluate the impact that engagement with Facebook has on improved mental health outcomes for older adults. Scores were severely skewed and ranged from no engagement to very high engagement. Engagement differed based on sex, race, and living arrangements with patients. Further work in this area is needed if nurse researchers are to consider the role of engagement in social media interventions.
AB - Facebook® is a popular platform for older adults, especially as they try to stay in contact with their family around the country. It is also a popular platform for hosting online support groups. The readily available, socially acceptable, and free platform holds many advantages not only for older adults but also for nurse researchers designing and implementing interventions for older adults. The literature is void of proven methods to measure individual engagement with the Facebook platform. The current article describes efforts to develop a measurement process and evaluate the impact that engagement with Facebook has on improved mental health outcomes for older adults. Scores were severely skewed and ranged from no engagement to very high engagement. Engagement differed based on sex, race, and living arrangements with patients. Further work in this area is needed if nurse researchers are to consider the role of engagement in social media interventions.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85133980557&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3928/00989134-20220606-02
DO - 10.3928/00989134-20220606-02
M3 - Article
C2 - 35771068
AN - SCOPUS:85133980557
SN - 0098-9134
VL - 48
SP - 10
EP - 17
JO - Journal of Gerontological Nursing
JF - Journal of Gerontological Nursing
IS - 7
ER -