Recruitment Strategies for a Technology-Based Fall Risk Assessment Research Study Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults During a Global Pandemic.

IF 1.1 4区医学 Q4 GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY

Journal of gerontological nursing Pub Date : 2024-09-01 DOI:10.3928/00989134-20240809-05

Eunice Oladepe Ojo, Ladda Thiamwong

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Abstract

Purpose: To describe successful strategies for the recruitment of diverse community-dwelling older adults for a technology-based fall risk assessment research study during the global coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

Method: In this cross-sectional study, 124 adults aged ≥60 years agreed to participate. We used several recruitment strategies, including social media platforms, local community centers, flyers, contacting key persons, word of mouth, and contacting participants from previous research projects.

Results: Targeted and personalized strategies for recruitment, including contacting a key community leader (52.4%, n = 65) and communication with friends and family members (46.7%, n = 58), were the most successful. One (0.8%) participant was recruited from a prior research project. In contrast, individuals were not recruited from posted flyers and social media.

Conclusion: Recruitment can be improved with word of mouth and contacting key persons, such as community leaders, which can be achieved by building a trusted relationship between researchers and community leaders. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 50(9), 18-23.].

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在全球大流行期间，基于技术的社区老年人跌倒风险评估研究的招募策略。

目的：描述在2019年全球冠状病毒疾病大流行期间，招募不同社区老年人参与基于技术的跌倒风险评估研究的成功策略：在这项横断面研究中，124 名年龄≥60 岁的成年人同意参与。我们采用了多种招募策略，包括社交媒体平台、当地社区中心、传单、联系关键人物、口口相传以及联系以往研究项目的参与者：有针对性和个性化的招募策略最为成功，其中包括联系社区主要领导（52.4%，n = 65）以及与朋友和家人沟通（46.7%，n = 58）。有一名参与者（0.8%）是从之前的研究项目中招募的。相比之下，张贴的传单和社交媒体并未招募到参与者：结论：可以通过口口相传和联系社区领袖等关键人物来提高招募效果，这可以通过建立研究人员与社区领袖之间的信任关系来实现。[老年护理杂志》，50（9），18-23]。

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Journal of gerontological nursing 医学-护理

CiteScore

2.00

自引率

7.70%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Gerontological Nursing is a monthly, peer-reviewed journal publishing clinically relevant original articles on the practice of gerontological nursing across the continuum of care in a variety of health care settings, for more than 40 years.