Recruitment lessons learned from a tailored web-based health intervention Project Y.E.A.H. (Young Adults Eating and Active for Health)
| Autor: | Melissa D. Olfert, Mallory Koenings, Onikia Brown, Karla P. Shelnutt, Tanya M. Horacek, Virginia Quick, Geoffrey W. Greene, Kendra Kattelmann, Sarah E. Colby, Tandalayo Kidd, Sharon L. Hoerr, Jesse Stabile Morrell, Adrienne A. White, Beatrice Phillips |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Medical education
Stress management business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Participatory action research Community-based participatory research Health intervention Education Health promotion Nursing Intervention (counseling) Medicine Web application Health education business |
| Zdroj: | Health Education. 115:470-479 |
| ISSN: | 0965-4283 |
| Popis: | Purpose – Recruiting college students for research studies can be challenging. The purpose of this paper is to describe the lessons learned in the various recruitment strategies used for enrolling college students in a theory-based, tailored, and web-delivered health intervention at 13 US universities. Design/methodology/approach – The community-based participatory research (CBPR) model was used to develop a staged-tailored, web-based, randomized control trial, focussing on eating behavior, physical activity, and stress management. Participant feedback during baseline assessments was used to evaluate recruitment strategies. Findings – Findings from this feedback suggest that traditional recruitment strategies, such as newspaper ads and flyers, may not be the best approach for recruiting college students; instead, web-based efforts proved to be a better recruitment strategy. Research limitations/implications – This project included results from 13 US universities and thus may not be generalizable: more research is needed to determine successful recruitment methods for 18-24 years old college students. Originality/value – This paper lessens the gap regarding successful recruitment strategies for 18-24 years old college students. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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