University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, NY 14167, USA.
J Nurs Scholarsh. 2012 Jun;44(2):165-70. doi: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2012.01446.x. Epub 2012 May 2.
To examine factors influencing recruitment and retention of study participants in a longitudinal study.
After completion of a longitudinal (6 months) study of long-term indwelling urinary catheter users, three types of data were analyzed: number of problems with data entry into an online survey, number of reminders sent by study staff to participants, and number and nature of e-mail contacts between participants and study staff and among study staff regarding the study.
The Internet can be used effectively for research, especially involving small, specialized populations. In order to retain study subjects and obtain complete and accurate data, study staff must be closely involved and responsive to participants' issues, and technical support staff must be readily available and invested in the research project.
Using the Internet to reach small, special, marginalized, or geographically dispersed populations for research is becoming common. Researchers need to know how best to recruit, support, and retain participants in Internet-based studies.
研究影响长期留置导尿患者纵向研究参与者招募和保留的因素。
在完成一项为期 6 个月的长期留置导尿患者纵向研究后，分析了三种类型的数据：在线调查数据录入过程中出现问题的数量、研究人员向参与者发送的提醒次数，以及参与者与研究人员之间以及研究人员之间关于该研究的电子邮件联系的数量和性质。
互联网可有效用于研究，尤其是涉及小型、专业化人群的研究。为了留住研究对象并获得完整和准确的数据，研究人员必须密切关注参与者的问题并对其做出回应，技术支持人员必须随时待命并投入到研究项目中。
使用互联网来寻找小型、特殊、边缘化或地理上分散的人群进行研究已经变得很常见。研究人员需要了解如何最好地招募、支持和保留基于互联网的研究参与者。
