Austin-Wells Vonnette, McDougall Graham J, Becker Heather
University of Texas at Austin, School of Nursing, Austin, Texas, USA.
Educ Gerontol. 2006 Feb;32(2):159-170. doi: 10.1080/03601270500388190.
This paper describes strategies developed to recruit and retain an ethnically diverse sample in a longitudinal intervention of 246 participants in the SeniorWISE study. The ethnic and socioeconomic differences of these participants necessitated the use of different methods of effectively communicating with this population. Recruitment benefited from the use of focus groups, media attention, and personal appearances in the community. Educational strategies included modification of language and examples. Testing sessions were called interviews, and team members were available to answer questions and to read the instruments to participants, when desired. Participants were sent birthday cards and a monthly newsletter. The study is 90% completed.
本文描述了在针对246名参与者的“老年智慧”（SeniorWISE）纵向干预研究中，为招募和留住种族多样化样本而制定的策略。这些参与者在种族和社会经济方面存在差异，因此需要采用不同方法来与这一群体进行有效沟通。招募工作得益于焦点小组、媒体关注以及在社区中的个人露面。教育策略包括对语言和示例的调整。测试环节被称为访谈，团队成员随时准备在必要时回答问题并为参与者朗读测试工具。会给参与者寄生日贺卡和月度时事通讯。该研究已完成90%。
