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Optimising recruitment into a study of physical activity in older people — a randomised controlled trial of different approaches
Author(s)	Tess J Harris, Iain M Carey, Christina R Victor
Journal title	Age and Ageing, vol 37, no 6, November 2008
Pages	pp 659-665
Source	http://www.ageing.oupjournals.org
Keywords	Exercise ; Research ; Participation ; Rural areas ; Methodology ; Clinical surveys ; Oxfordshire.
Annotation	Telephone contact with a research nurse after receiving study information increased recruitment and should be considered, particularly in studies where recruitment may be low. This study tested the effects of four different strategies for recruitment into a study of physical activity in older people; 560 patients aged 65+ in semi-rural Oxfordshire were randomly selected. Telephone contact increased recruitment: contact 47.8% (134/280), no contact 37.9% (106/280), difference (adjusted for the clustering effect of household) 10%. Questionnaire inclusion did not significantly reduce recruitment: no questionnaire 44.3% (124/280), questionnaire 41.4% (116/280) difference -2.9%. While inclusion of a questionnaire provided valuable information on non-participation and did not significantly reduce recruitment, an adverse recruitment effect could not be excluded. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-081217206 A
Classmark	CEA: 3A: TMB: RL: 3D: 3G: 8O
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