Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia (Drs Sharpe, Wilcox, and Liese and Ms Stucker); and College of Social Work, University of South Carolina, Columbia (Dr Bell).
Fam Community Health. 2021 Jan/Mar;44(1):43-51. doi: 10.1097/FCH.0000000000000259.
Effective recruitment and retention supports equitable participation in research. The aim of this article is to describe recruitment and retention methods among residents of highly disadvantaged, predominantly African American communities in the southeastern United States during the evaluation of a healthy food access initiative. We proposed that active and passive recruitment methods, intensive retention strategies, community outreach and involvement, over-enrollment to anticipate attrition, and applied principles of community participation would achieve the study's recruitment and retention goals. The enrollment goal of 560 was met at 94% (n = 527), and the retention goal of 400 was achieved (n = 408).
有效的招募和保留有助于公平参与研究。本文旨在描述在美国东南部高度贫困、以非裔美国人为主的社区居民中，在评估一项健康食品获取计划时的招募和保留方法。我们提出，采用积极和被动的招募方法、强化保留策略、社区外展和参与、超额招募以应对流失，以及应用社区参与原则，将实现研究的招募和保留目标。招募目标为 560 人，实际招募了 527 人（94%），保留目标为 400 人，实际保留了 408 人。
