Logsdon M Cynthia, Gohmann Stephan
School of Nursing, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
J Pediatr Nurs. 2008 Oct;23(5):331-6. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2007.10.006. Epub 2008 May 2.
Addressing health issues in adolescents is a national priority. However, recruitment of adolescents into research studies can be challenging and costly. The purpose of this article was to compare procedures, costs, and challenges in recruiting female adolescents from two hospitals and two high schools in an urban area of the southern United States. Three studies will be described. The findings indicate that the choice of recruitment procedures and sites has major implications for study budget in terms of personnel time as well as for the timeline of the study.
解决青少年健康问题是一项国家优先事项。然而，招募青少年参与研究可能具有挑战性且成本高昂。本文的目的是比较在美国南部城市地区的两家医院和两所高中招募女性青少年的程序、成本和挑战。将描述三项研究。研究结果表明，招募程序和地点的选择对研究预算中的人员时间以及研究时间表都有重大影响。
