Trial reportEthnicity & disease2017
Predictors of Retention among African Americans in a Randomized Controlled Trial to Test the Healthy Eating and Active Living in the Spirit (HEALS) Intervention.
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- The impact of a randomized dietary and physical activity intervention on chronic inflammation among obese African-American women.Women & health · 2020Trial
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- Couple-based lifestyle intervention to prevent type 2 diabetes: protocol for a randomised pilot trial.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Understanding men's beliefs and concerns about linking health data in the context of precision medicine.Journal of clinical and translational science · 2023Article
- Team members influence retention in a First Peoples' community-based weight-loss program.Preventive medicine reports · 2022Article
- Association between Neighborhood Social Deprivation and Stage at Diagnosis among Breast Cancer Patients in South Carolina.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Predictors of attrition in a longitudinal population-based study of aging.International psychogeriatrics · 2021Article
- Social Determinants of Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer Mortality Among Black and White Women.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2021Article
- Retention Among Participants in the National Diabetes Prevention Program Lifestyle Change Program, 2012-2017.Diabetes care · 2020Article
- Recruitment and retention of WIC participants in a longitudinal dietary intervention trial.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2019Article
- Sistas Inspiring Sistas Through Activity and Support (SISTAS): Study Design and Demographics of Participants.Ethnicity & disease · 2018Article
- Lessons Learned from the Medical University of South Carolina Transdisciplinary Collaborative Center (TCC) in Precision Medicine and Minority Men's Health.American journal of men's healthArticle
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Abstract
introductionRetention of racial/ethnic minority groups into research trials is necessary to fully understand and address health disparities. This study was conducted to identify participants' characteristics associated with retention of African Americans (AAs) in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a behavioral intervention.
methodsUsing data from an RCT conducted from 2009 to 2012 among AAs, participant-level factors were examined for associations with retention between three measurement points (ie, baseline, 3-month, and 12-month). Chi-square tests and logistic regression analyses were conducted to compare retained participants to those who were not retained in order to identify important predictors of retention.
resultsAbout 57% of participants (n=238) were retained at 12 months. Baseline characteristics that showed a statistically significant association with retention status were age, marital status, body mass index (BMI), intervention group, enrollment of a partner in the study, and perceived stress score (PSS). Multivariable logistic regression that adjusted for age, BMI, and PSS showed the odds of being retained among participants who enrolled with a partner was 2.95 (95% CI: 1.87-4.65) compared with participants who had no study partner enrolled. The odds of being retained among participants who were obese and morbidly obese were .32 and .27 (95% CI: .14-.74 and .11-.69), respectively, compared with participants who had normal weight.
conclusionHaving a partner enrolled in behavioral interventions may improve retention of study participants. Researchers also need to be cognizant of participants' obesity status and potentially target retention efforts toward these individuals.
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