Crawford Shearer Nelma B, Fleury Julie D, Belyea Michael
Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence, Arizona State University, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, 500 N. 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA.
Res Gerontol Nurs. 2010 Jan;3(1):11-8. doi: 10.3928/19404921-20091029-01. Epub 2010 Jan 27.
Recruiting older adults to participate in intervention research is essential for advancing the science in this field. Developing a relevant recruitment plan responsive to the unique needs of the population before beginning a project is critical to the success of a research study. This article describes our experiences in the process of recruiting homebound older adults to test a community-based health empowerment intervention. In our study, the trust and partnership that existed between the research team and Community Action Agency facilitated the role of the home-delivered meal drivers as a trusted and untapped resource for study recruitment. Researchers can benefit from thinking creatively and developing meaningful partnerships when conducting research with older adults.
招募老年人参与干预研究对于推动该领域的科学发展至关重要。在项目开始前制定一个符合该人群独特需求的相关招募计划，对于一项研究的成功至关重要。本文描述了我们在招募居家老年人以测试一项基于社区的健康赋权干预措施过程中的经验。在我们的研究中，研究团队与社区行动机构之间存在的信任和伙伴关系，促进了送餐司机作为研究招募中一个可信赖且未被利用的资源所发挥的作用。研究人员在与老年人开展研究时，可从创造性思考和建立有意义的伙伴关系中受益。
