tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Conn Med. 2014 Sep;78(8):481-6.
Recruitment and retention of healthy and high-risk older adults for a multiyear influenza vaccination study.
Dill J, Unson C, Kenyon-Pesce L, Kuchel GA, McElhaney J.
Abstract
PURPOSE:
Evaluate five different recruitment strategies for their capacity to enroll and retain both healthy and vulnerable older adults as part of a multiyear influenza vaccination study.
METHODS:
We analyzed recruitment methods and other characteristics ofindividuals who participated in or were considered for five sequential one-year studies.
RESULTS:
Of 940 screened individuals, 820 met eligibility criteria with 795 enrolled over the five-year study (307 primary participants). Among these enrollees, 63.4% were female and 95.5% were white, with mean ages of 75.3 (older group) and 30.6 (younger group). More than a half (56.7%) of the participants enrolled more than once, participating an average of 2.56 (SD = 1.6) times. The majority (81.9%) of individuals recruited each year were return participants identified during earlier recruitments. Physician referrals resulted in only 5.3% recruitments.
CONCLUSIONS:
Recruitment and retention of study subjects, especially older adults, was facilitated by the existence ofa database listing past participants.
PMID:
25314888
[PubMed - in process]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25314888
Recruitment and retention of healthy and high-risk older adults for a multiyear influenza vaccination study.
Dill J, Unson C, Kenyon-Pesce L, Kuchel GA, McElhaney J.
Abstract
PURPOSE:
Evaluate five different recruitment strategies for their capacity to enroll and retain both healthy and vulnerable older adults as part of a multiyear influenza vaccination study.
METHODS:
We analyzed recruitment methods and other characteristics ofindividuals who participated in or were considered for five sequential one-year studies.
RESULTS:
Of 940 screened individuals, 820 met eligibility criteria with 795 enrolled over the five-year study (307 primary participants). Among these enrollees, 63.4% were female and 95.5% were white, with mean ages of 75.3 (older group) and 30.6 (younger group). More than a half (56.7%) of the participants enrolled more than once, participating an average of 2.56 (SD = 1.6) times. The majority (81.9%) of individuals recruited each year were return participants identified during earlier recruitments. Physician referrals resulted in only 5.3% recruitments.
CONCLUSIONS:
Recruitment and retention of study subjects, especially older adults, was facilitated by the existence ofa database listing past participants.
PMID:
25314888
[PubMed - in process]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25314888