Recruitment and retention of healthy minority women into community-based longitudinal research

Citation
Cl. Gilliss et al., Recruitment and retention of healthy minority women into community-based longitudinal research, J WOMEN H G, 10(1), 2001, pp. 77-85
Citations number
16
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Public Health & Health Care Science","General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH & GENDER-BASED MEDICINE
ISSN journal
1524-6094 → ACNP
Volume
10
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
77 - 85
Database
ISI
SICI code
1524-6094(200101/03)10:1<77:RAROHM>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
This report examines the impact of individualized, population-based recruit ment and retention approaches on the development of a subject pool, enrollm ent, and retention at 12 months of healthy, community-based women in three ethnic groups: African Americans, non-Hispanic European Americans, and Mexi cans/Central Americans. Of 722 women contacted and screened, 346 (48%) were eligible and consented to participate. Attrition at 12 months was low (10% ) compared with other published reports. The largest group of potential sub jects was identified through broadcast media approaches, but this method pr oduced the highest number of ineligible women and highest rate of attrition . Printed matter produced the next largest group of potential subjects, but ineligibility was high (53%). Face-to-face interactions enrolled the highe st proportion of eligible women (84%) and lowest overall attrition (7%). Di rect referral yielded fairly efficient enrollments (57%) and average attrit ion. Multiple approaches for recruitment can produce a diverse sample of he althy, community-based women. Face-to-face recruitment results in the highe st yield of participants with the lowest attribution but is presumed to req uire more resources.