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Targeted Recruitment of Adults With Type 2 Diabetes for a Physical Activity Intervention

Recruiting sufficient numbers of participants for physical activity trials for individuals with diabetes can be difficult because there are often many behavioral demands for participants, and inclusion and exclusion criteria can be extensive. This study examined the recruitment strategies used for a...

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Autores principales: Johnson, Elizabeth J., Niles, Barbara L., Mori, DeAnna L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Diabetes Association 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4433080/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25987808
http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/diaspect.28.2.99
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description Recruiting sufficient numbers of participants for physical activity trials for individuals with diabetes can be difficult because there are often many behavioral demands for participants, and inclusion and exclusion criteria can be extensive. This study examined the recruitment strategies used for a randomized, controlled trial designed to investigate the efficacy of an automated telephone intervention to promote physical activity in adults with type 2 diabetes in an urban Veterans Administration health care system. Traditional recruitment approaches of posting flyers and obtaining referrals from clinicians did not yield sufficient numbers of interested patients. Using the electronic medical record system to identify patients with uncontrolled diabetes allowed staff to send targeted mailings to participants, and 77% of participants were recruited using this method. The targeted mailing approach elicited a positive response rate of 12% (328 of 2,764 potential participants identified) and appeared to produce a more representative and appropriate sample than other recruitment methods used. Lessons learned in this study may be helpful to researchers in future trials who attempt to recruit participants with diabetes for physical activity protocols.
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spelling pubmed-44330802016-05-01 Targeted Recruitment of Adults With Type 2 Diabetes for a Physical Activity Intervention Johnson, Elizabeth J. Niles, Barbara L. Mori, DeAnna L. Diabetes Spectr Feature Article Recruiting sufficient numbers of participants for physical activity trials for individuals with diabetes can be difficult because there are often many behavioral demands for participants, and inclusion and exclusion criteria can be extensive. This study examined the recruitment strategies used for a randomized, controlled trial designed to investigate the efficacy of an automated telephone intervention to promote physical activity in adults with type 2 diabetes in an urban Veterans Administration health care system. Traditional recruitment approaches of posting flyers and obtaining referrals from clinicians did not yield sufficient numbers of interested patients. Using the electronic medical record system to identify patients with uncontrolled diabetes allowed staff to send targeted mailings to participants, and 77% of participants were recruited using this method. The targeted mailing approach elicited a positive response rate of 12% (328 of 2,764 potential participants identified) and appeared to produce a more representative and appropriate sample than other recruitment methods used. Lessons learned in this study may be helpful to researchers in future trials who attempt to recruit participants with diabetes for physical activity protocols. American Diabetes Association 2015-05 /pmc/articles/PMC4433080/ /pubmed/25987808 http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/diaspect.28.2.99 Text en © 2015 by the American Diabetes Association. Readers may use this article as long as the work is properly cited, the use is educational and not for profit, and the work is not altered. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0 for details.
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