ArticleThe Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association2013
Recruiting rural participants for a telehealth intervention on diabetes self-management.
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- Understanding factors affecting patient and public engagement and recruitment to digital health interventions: a systematic review of qualitative studies.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2016Pooled it
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- Evaluating representativeness: recruitment for a virtual family-based intervention focused on the transition from pediatric to adult diabetes care†.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2025Article
- A qualitative exploration of participants' perspectives and experiences of novel digital health infrastructure to enhance patient care in remote communities within the Home Health Project.PLOS digital health · 2024Article
- Community engagement through social media: A promising low-cost strategy for rural recruitment?The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2024Article
- Leveraging Every Door Direct Mail for remote recruitment of a rural Appalachian study Sample: Response rate and representativeness.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- Barriers to and solutions for representative inclusion across the lifespan and in life course research: The need for structural competency highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of clinical and translational science · 2023Review
- Using Collaborative Partnerships to Engage Firefighters in Rural Communities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- An Iterative and Collaborative End-to-End Methodology Applied to Digital Mental Health.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- A faith-based mind-body intervention to improve psychosocial well-being among rural adults.Translational behavioral medicine · 2020Article
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- Using information and communication technologies to involve patients and the public in health education in rural and remote areas: a scoping review.BMC health services research · 2019Article
- Lessons Learned Recruiting Minority Participants for Research in Urban Community Health Centers.Journal of the National Medical Association · 2018Article
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- Tracking Health Data Is Not Enough: A Qualitative Exploration of the Role of Healthcare Partnerships and mHealth Technology to Promote Physical Activity and to Sustain Behavior Change.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2016Article
- A Conceptual Framework for Barriers to the Recruitment and Retention of Rural CVD Participants in Behavior Intervention Trials.GSTF journal of nursing and health care · 2015Article
- Review Strategies to Recruit and Retain Rural Patient Participating Self-management Behavioral Trials.Online journal of rural research and policy · 2015Article
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purposeRecruiting rural and underserved participants in behavioral health interventions is challenging. Community-based recruitment approaches are effective, but they are not always feasible in multisite, diverse community interventions. This study evaluates the feasibility of a rapid, multisite approach that uses rural clinic site coordinators to recruit study participants. The approach allows for rural recruitment in areas where researchers may not have developed long-term collaborative relationships.
methodsAdults with diabetes were recruited from rural Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) clinics. Recruitment feasibility was assessed by analyzing field notes by the project manager and health coaches, and 8 in-depth, semistructured interviews with clinic site coordinators and champions, followed by thematic analysis of field notes and interviews.
findingsForty-seven rural sites were contacted to obtain the 6 sites that participated in the study. On average, sites took 14 days to commit to study participation. One hundred and twenty-one participants were acquired from letters mailed to eligible participants and, in some sites, by follow-up phone calls from site coordinators. Facilitators and deterrents affecting study recruitment fell into 4 broad categories--study design, site, site coordinator, and participant factors.
conclusionThe rapid multisite approach led to quick and efficient recruitment of clinic sites and participants. Recruitment success was achieved in some, but not all, rural sites. The study highlights the opportunities and challenges of recruiting rural clinics and rural, underserved participants in multisite research. Suggestions are provided for improving recruitment for future interventions.
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