Table 2 Types of data collection methods identified in review

Overview of methods

Walker S. Consulting with children and young people.

UK

2001

n/a

n/a

Social studies

Fargas-Malet M et al. Research with children: methodological issues and innovative techniques.

UK

2010

n/a

n/a

Childhood research

Christian BJ et al. It’s a small, small world: Data collection strategies for research with children and adolescents.

2010

n/a

Paediatric Nursing

Digital technologies

Murthy D. Digital Ethnography: An examination of the use of new technologies for social research.

USA

2008

n/a

n/a

Sociology

Cranmer S. Listening to excluded young people’s perspectives on how digital technologies support and challenge their lives.

UK

2010

n=13

12-15

Education

Baer A et al. Obtaining sensitive data through the web: An example of design and methods.

USA

2002

n=500

18-20

Health/Epidemiology

Cleary M, Walter G. Is e-mail communication a feasible method to interview young people with mental health problems.

Australia

2011

n/a

n/a

Health/nursing

Blackstone MM et al. Feasibility of an interactive voice response tool for adolescent assault victims.

USA

2009

n=131

12-19

Health/emergency medicine

Trapl ES et. Use of audio-enhanced personal digital assistants for school-based data collection.

USA

2005

n=645

12-13

Health/adolescent health

Denny SJ et al. Hand-held internet tablets for school-based data collection.

New Zealand

2008

n=177

12-17

Health

Des Jarlais DC et al. The use of electronic debit cards in longitudinal data collection with geographically mobile drug users.

USA

2005

n=139

16-32

Health/Substance use

Mangunkusumo RT et al. Internet- administered health questionnaires compared with a paper version in a randomized study.

Holland

2005

n=565

13-17

Health

McCabe SE et al. Feasibility study for collecting alcohol and other drug use data among secondary school students: A web-based survey approach.

USA

2004

n=1536

11-16

Health/Substance use

Tates K et al. Online focus groups as a tool to collect data in hard-to-include populations: examples from paediatric oncology.

Holland

2009

n=25

8-17

Health/paediatrics

Focus Groups

Banister E. Data collection strategies for accessing adolescent women’s worlds. 2002

Canada

2002

n=31

14-16

Health/Nursing

Yonekura T et al. The educative game as a sensitization strategy for the collection of data with adolescents.

Brazil

2010

n=209

15-19

Education/Health

Paper versus Computer

Beebe T et al. The effects of data collection mode and disclosure on adolescent reporting of health behaviour.

USA

2006

n=610

12-18

Health

Scott-Johnson PE et al. Web-based data collection: An effective strategy for increasing African Americans’ participation in health- related research.

USA

2010

n=192

18-28

Health

Wu Y& Newfield SA. Comparing data collected by computerized and written surveys for adolescence health research. Journal of School Health

USA

2007

n=1131

12-16

Health/adolescent health/Education

Wyrick DL& Bond L. Reducing sensitive survey response bias in research on adolescents: A comparison of Web-based and paper-and-pencil administration. American Journal of Health Promotion.

USA

2011

n=628

Unspecified (middle and high school)

Health

Questionnaire/Interviews

Plummer ML, et al. “A bit more truthful”: the validity of adolescent sexual behaviour data collected in rural northern Tanzania using five methods. Sex Transm Infect

UK

2004

n=9280

Mean age 15.5 years

Health

Dockrell J, Joffe H. Methodological issues involved in the study of young people and HIV/AIDS: a social psychologicial view. Health Education Research.

UK

1992

n/a

Not defined (young people)

Health and Education

Kann Let al As assessment of the effect of data collection setting on the prevalence of health risk behaviours among adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health.

USA

2002

Unclear

14-17

Health

Telephone

Ellen JM et al. A randomized comparison of A-CASI and phone interviews to assess STD/HIV-related risk behaviours in teens. Journal of Adolescent Health.

USA

2002

n=223

12-18

Health

Jaya PH, et al. Differences in young people’s reports of sexual behaviours according to interview methodology: A randomized trial in India. American Journal of Public Health.

USA

2008

n=1293

15-19

Health

Kauer SD et al. Investigating the utility of mobile phones for collecting data about adolescent alcohol use and related mood, stress and coping behaviours: Lessons and recommendation. Drug and Alcohol Review.

Australia

2009

n=18

14-17

Health

Audio diary

Sargeant S, Gross H. Young people learning to live with inflammatory bowel disease: Working with an ‘unclosed’ diary. Qual Health Research.

UK

2011

n=6

11-16

Health

Art

Coad J et al. Involving children and young people in the development of art-based research tools. Nurse Researcher.

UK

2009

n/a

11-18

Health

Coad J. Using art-based techniques in engaging children and young people in health care consultations and/or research. Journal of Research in Nursing.

UK

2007

n/a

Not specified (discussion paper)

Health

Di Gallo A. Drawing as a means of communication at the initial interview with children with cancer. Journal of Child Psychotherapy.

Switzerland

2001

n/a

Not specified (discussion paper)

Psychology