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!! Practical considerations
This section provides some practical considerations regarding recruitment. The table below gives a more succinct overview of benefits and drawbacks of several recruitment methods.

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1) __Leaflets__%%% Distributing leaflets is quite time-consuming and ineffective. For one study (the CogFlex project), over 200 leaflets were distributed in apartment blocks primarily inhabited by older adults, which led to fewer than five people signing up.
2) __Facebook ads__%%% Facebook, on the other hand, can be a very effective and inexpensive tool to recruit participants who do not experience cognitive decline (e.g., viTAAL op leeftijd project). On the other hand, when recruiting participants with cognitive decline or mood disorders, this method has not been effective (CogFlex project).
3)  __Associations aimed at older adults__%%%  Another effective way to recruit participants is through associations aimed specifically at older adults (University of the Third Age; older adults' advocacy networks; some specific hobby clubs). In general, people may not be very prone to participate based on an email invitation sent by someone they do not know. One useful way of convincing potentially interested people to participate is by giving a short lecture on the study. It is also useful to have a 'gatekeeper' (e.g., someone serving on a committee or board for one of these organizations) who can vouch for your study.
4)__ Reaching (pre-)clinical populations __%%% A drawback of using Facebook or other digital methods is that it biases the sample towards those with high digital skills, and with online social networks, in turn influencing the generalizability. For participant groups that are more difficult to reach (e.g., people with mild cognitive impairment or depression), we would recommend cultivating collaborations with hospitals (including, not limited to the psychiatry or geriatrics departments at the local university hospital and general practitioners) early on in the study development, or to search for platforms that connect participants and researchers (e.g., Hersenonderzoek.nl in the Netherlands). 
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