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ArticleJournal of medical Internet research2021

Multimodal Recruitment to Study Ovulation and Menstruation Health: Internet-Based Survey Pilot Study.

Shruthi Mahalingaiah, J Jojo Cheng, Michael R Winter, Erika Rodriguez, Victoria Fruh, Anna Williams, MyMy Nguyen, Rashmi Madhavan, Pascaline Karanja, Jill MacRae and 3 more

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Article in Journal of medical Internet research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shruthi Mahalingaiah *Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-5527-5787
J Jojo Cheng *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-4868-1568
Michael R Winter *Biostatistics and Epidemiology Data Analytics Center, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-3745-4714
Erika Rodriguez *Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-4684-4180
Victoria Fruh *Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-1048-7230
Anna Williams *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-3609-4355
MyMy Nguyen *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-5849-6107
Rashmi Madhavan *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-1178-2306
Pascaline Karanja *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-6584-7873
Jill MacRae *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-4932-0753
Sai Charan Konanki *Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-4457-2196
Kevin J Lane *Department of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-1038-6811
Ann Aschengrau *Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-8153-7712
Boston University · USHarvard University · US

Funding

Research Training for Computation and Informatics in Biology and MedicineT15LM007359 · NLM · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Mark W. Craven, Colin Noel Dewey · 2002 to 2026
$22.6M
NLM NIH HHS T15 LM007359
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMultimodal recruitment strategies are a novel way to increase diversity in research populations. However, these methods have not been previously applied to understanding the prevalence of menstrual disorders such as polycystic ovary syndrome.

objectiveThe purpose of this study was to test the feasibility of recruiting a diverse cohort to complete a web-based survey on ovulation and menstruation health.

methodsWe conducted the Ovulation and Menstruation Health Pilot Study using a REDCap web-based survey platform. We recruited 200 women from a clinical population, a community fair, and the internet.

resultsWe recruited 438 women over 29 weeks between September 2017 and March 2018. After consent and eligibility determination, 345 enrolled, 278 started (clinic: n=43; community fair: n=61; internet: n=174), and 247 completed (clinic: n=28; community fair: n=60; internet: n=159) the survey. Among all participants, the median age was 25.0 (SD 6.0) years, mean BMI was 26.1 kg/m

conclusionsMultimodal recruitment achieved target recruitment in a short time period and established a racially diverse cohort to study ovulation and menstruation health. There were greater enrollment and completion rates among those recruited via the internet and community fair.

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MenstruationPolycystic Ovary SyndromeAdultFemaleHumansInternetOvulationPilot ProjectsSurveys and Questionnairesepidemiologyfeasibilitymenstrualmenstrual cyclemultimodal recruitment strategyonline surveyovulationPCOSpilotpolycystic ovary syndromerecruitmentstrategywomen

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PMID33861203
PMCPMC8087968
OpenAlexW3138953885

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