دورية أكاديمية
Predictors of 4-Year Retention Among African American and White Community-Dwelling Participants in the UAB Study of Aging
| العنوان: | Predictors of 4-Year Retention Among African American and White Community-Dwelling Participants in the UAB Study of Aging |
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| المؤلفون: | Allman, Richard M., Sawyer, Patricia, Crowther, Martha, Strothers, Harry S., Turner, Timothy, Fouad, Mona N. |
| بيانات النشر: | Oxford University Press |
| سنة النشر: | 2011 |
| المجموعة: | HighWire Press (Stanford University) |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION IN HEALTH RESEARCH |
| الوصف: | Purpose: To identify racial/ethnic differences in retention of older adults at 3 levels of participation in a prospective observational study: telephone, in-home assessments, and home visits followed by blood draws. Design and Methods: A prospective study of 1,000 community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years and older included a baseline in-home assessment and telephone follow-up calls at 6-month intervals; at 4 years, participants were asked to complete an additional in-home assessment and have blood drawn. Results: After 4 years, 21.7% died and 0.7% withdrew, leaving 776 participants eligible for follow-up (49% African American; 46% male; 51% rural). Retention for telephone follow-up was 94.5% ( N = 733/776); 624/733 (85.1%) had home interviews, and 408/624 (65.4%) had a nurse come to the home for the blood draw. African American race was an independent predictor of participation in in-home assessments, but African American race and rural residence were independent predictors of not participating in a blood draw. Implications: Recruitment efforts designed to demonstrate respect for all research participants, home visits, and telephone follow-up interviews facilitate high retention rates for both African American and White older adults; however, additional efforts are required to enhance participation of African American and rural participants in research requiring blood draws. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | text |
| وصف الملف: | text/html |
| اللغة: | English |
| العلاقة: | http://gerontologist.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/51/suppl_1/S46Test; http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnr024Test |
| DOI: | 10.1093/geront/gnr024 |
| الإتاحة: | https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnr024Test http://gerontologist.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/51/suppl_1/S46Test |
| حقوق: | Copyright (C) 2011, The Gerontological Society of America |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.3F2F1B4E |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.1093/geront/gnr024 |
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