scholarly journals Lessons learned for recruitment and retention of low-income African Americans

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 100533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murad H. Taani ◽  
Bev Zabler ◽  
Michael Fendrich ◽  
Rachel Schiffman
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Recruitment And Retention

scholarly journals Recruitment and Retention Strategies for Community-Based Longitudinal Studies in Urban, Minority Neighborhoods: Lessons Learned from the PARCS Study (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily B Ferris ◽  
Katarzyna Wyka ◽  
Kelly R. Evenson ◽  
Joan M Dorn ◽  
Lorna Thorpe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Studies ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Natural Experiments ◽  
Retention Strategies ◽  
Recruitment And Retention ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Evaluation Approach ◽  
Measurement And Evaluation ◽  
The Impact

UNSTRUCTURED Longitudinal, natural experiments provide an ideal evaluation approach to better understand the impact of built environment interventions on community health outcomes, particularly heath disparities. As there are many recruitment and retention challenges inherent to the design of longitudinal, natural experiments, adaptive and iterative recruitment and retention strategies are critical to the success of a study. This paper documents lessons learned from the Physical Activity and Redesigned Community Spaces (PARCS) Study. The PARCS Study, while ongoing, has developed several approaches to improve the recruitment and retention protocols by prioritizing the following four dimensions: 1) building trust with communities; 2) adapting the study protocol to meet participants’ needs and to reflect their capacity for participation; 3) operational flexibility; and 4) measurement and evaluation systems. These strategies may help researchers more successfully recruit and retain participants, particularly in low-income, minority neighborhoods, into longitudinal studies.

Recruitment and Retention of Rural African Americans in Diabetes Research

2005 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wanda Anderson Loftin ◽  
Steven K. Barnett ◽  
Peggy Summers Bunn ◽  
Patra Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Diabetes Education ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Diabetes Research ◽  
Culturally Competent ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Recruitment And Retention ◽  
Recruitment Methods

Purpose The purpose of this article was to describe lessons learned about recruitment and retention of rural African Americans from published literature, the authors’ research, and research experience. Two rural, communitybased research studies with African Americans with diabetes are used to illustrate different issues and strategies in recruitment and retention. Methods Relevant MEDLINE articles and clinical studies were reviewed, and the design, implementation, and results of the 2 community-based studies were evaluated. Information from the literature, research results, and sample selection, participation, and attrition experiences were synthesized to determine effective approaches for recruitment and retention. Results Research funding, design, and implementation; recruitment methods; culturally competent approaches; caring, trusting provider-patient relationships; incentives; follow-up; and factors in the rural environment emerged as important issues influencing recruitment and retention. Conclusion Recruitment and retention of African Americans in rural diabetes research is a significant challenge, and adequate funding should be sought early in the research process. Culturally competent approaches; caring, trusting relationships; incentives; and follow-up are important concepts in successful recruitment, participation, and retention of African Americans. The lessons learned may be applicable to the more widespread issue of recruitment and retention of rural African Americans in diabetes education programs.

Lessons Learned From a Food Environment Intervention Study: Recruitment and Retention of Participants in Disadvantaged Urban Inner-City Neighborhoods

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 473-479
Author(s):  
Rachel Engler-Stringer ◽  
Joelle Schaefer ◽  
Tracy Ridalls ◽  
Nazeem Muhajarine
Keyword(s):  
Inner City ◽  
Population Health ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Health Intervention ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Recruitment And Retention ◽  
Population Health Intervention Research ◽  
Population Health Intervention ◽  
Canadian City ◽  
Conducting Research

Growing health inequities have led to calls for population health intervention research that can contribute to improving the health of marginalized populations, but conducting research with these communities can be challenging. When research aims to examine and understand an aspect of health in a population characterized as hard-to-reach or marginalized, recruitment techniques appear to have a significant impact on participation and sample retention in longitudinal studies. We examine and comment on the recruitment and retention techniques used in the Good Food, Healthy Families study conducted in low-income, inner-city neighborhoods in a midsized Canadian city; we hope that this will inform recruitment and retention approaches for population health intervention studies in similar populations. It is a responsibility of researchers who wish to engage with population health interventions that have the potential to improve health equity to gather information in ways that are respectful.

Recruitment and Retention of Low-Income Couples: Spanish- Versus English-Speaking Participants

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao S. Chen ◽  
Kaddy Y. Revolorio ◽  
Katie J. W. Baucom ◽  
Astrid Reina-Patton ◽  
Andrew Christensen
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Recruitment And Retention ◽  
English Speaking

scholarly journals Collecting data by telephone from low-income African Americans

2007 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 195-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy T. Artinian ◽  
Doris Denison ◽  
Cheryl K. Nordstrom
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Low Income

P2-341 Recruitment and retention strategies with African Americans

2004 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. S330
Author(s):  
Kathleen S. Hall ◽  
William J. Malone ◽  
Millicent R. Pettaway ◽  
Hugh C. Hendrie
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Retention Strategies ◽  
Recruitment And Retention

scholarly journals Meeting the Challenges of Longitudinal Cluster-Based Trials in Schools: Lessons From the Chicago Trial of Positive Action

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 450-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kendra M. Lewis ◽  
David L. DuBois ◽  
Peter Ji ◽  
Joseph Day ◽  
Naida Silverthorn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Statistical Power ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Study Planning ◽  
Positive Action ◽  
Cluster Randomized

We describe challenges in the 6-year longitudinal cluster randomized controlled trial (CRCT) of Positive Action (PA), a social–emotional and character development (SECD) program, conducted in 14 low-income, urban Chicago Public Schools. Challenges pertained to logistics of study planning (school recruitment, retention of schools during the trial, consent rates, assessment of student outcomes, and confidentiality), study design (randomization of a small number of schools), fidelity (implementation of PA and control condition activities), and evaluation (restricted range of outcomes, measurement invariance, statistical power, student mobility, and moderators of program effects). Strategies used to address the challenges within each of these areas are discussed. Incorporation of lessons learned from this study may help to improve future evaluations of longitudinal CRCTs, especially those that involve evaluation of school-based interventions for minority populations and urban areas.

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