ArticleResearch in gerontological nursing2009
Going the distance: overcoming challenges in recruitment and retention of Black and White women in multisite, longitudinal study of predictors of coronary heart disease.
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- Retention of Ethnic Participants in Longitudinal Studies.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2018Pooled it
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- Racial/ethnic concordance between patients and researchers as a predictor of study attrition.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2020Article
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- Perceptions of Study Newsletters for Older Cancer Patients in Longitudinal Studies.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2018Article
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- Why do people participate in epidemiological research?Journal of bioethical inquiry · 2015Article
- Characterizing researchers by strategies used for retaining minority participants: results of a national survey.Contemporary clinical trials · 2013Article
- Differences in recruitment and early retention among ethnic minority participants in a large pediatric cohort: the TEDDY Study.Contemporary clinical trials · 2012Article
- Enhancing inclusivity of older Black and African American adults in mental health research.Clinical gerontologistArticle
- Using the McSweeney Acute and Prodromal Myocardial Infarction Symptom Survey to Predict the Occurrence of Short-Term Coronary Heart Disease Events in Women.Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's HealthArticle
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Abstract
High recruitment and retention rates are hallmarks of scientifically rigorous longitudinal research. However, recruitment and retention are challenging, especially with older adults and minorities. In this article, we discuss strategies that have enabled us to retain more than 80% of both Black and White women in a 5-year observational study. To overcome challenges such as staff turnover and introduction of computerized record systems, we developed a time-saving handout, streamlined procedures for documenting contact information, and motivated site staff through weekly personal contact. We responded to problems with mailed privacy consent forms by garnering approval for verbal consent that allowed immediate response to participants' questions. In addition to standard steps to minimize attrition, we encouraged ongoing participation with personal letters following interviews, "refrigerator reminders" of the next interview date, and "missing you" letters following missed appointments. We believe these and other strategies described in this article were responsible for our high retention rate.
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