Brannon Erin E, Kuhl Elizabeth S, Boles Richard E, Aylward Brandon S, Ratcliff Megan Benoit, Valenzuela Jessica M, Johnson Susan L, Powers Scott W
Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.
Child Health Care. 2013;42(3):198-213. doi: 10.1080/02739615.2013.816590.
Children from low-SES and ethnic minority backgrounds are at heightened risk for overweight, yet are underrepresented in the pediatric obesity literature.
The current paper describes strategies employed to minimize barriers to recruitment and retention of African-American families receiving WIC services in a longitudinal study examining caregiver feeding and child weight.
Seventy-six families enrolled in the study over 3.5 years, and 50% of the families completed the study.
Despite effortful planning, unanticipated barriers likely contributed to lengthy recruitment and a modest retention rate. Future research should incorporate to modify and develop effective strategies for increasing engagement of low-SES and ethnic minority families in research.
来自社会经济地位低下和少数族裔背景的儿童超重风险更高，但在儿科肥胖文献中代表性不足。
本文描述了在一项纵向研究中为尽量减少招募和留住接受妇女、婴儿和儿童营养补充计划（WIC）服务的非裔美国家庭的障碍而采用的策略，该研究考察了照顾者的喂养方式和儿童体重。
在3.5年的时间里，有76个家庭参与了该研究，其中50%的家庭完成了研究。
尽管进行了精心规划，但意外的障碍可能导致招募时间过长和留存率适中。未来的研究应纳入相关内容，以修改和制定有效的策略，增加社会经济地位低下和少数族裔家庭参与研究的程度。
