Recruitment and Retention Strategies of African American and Latina American Breast Cancer Survivors in a Longitudinal Psycho-Oncology Study
Recruitment and Retention Strategies of African American and Latina American Breast Cancer Survivors in a Longitudinal Psycho-Oncology Study
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DOI：
10.1188/12.onf.e434-e442
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发表时间：
2012-09-01
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1.9
通讯作者：
Rosales, Monica
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作者：
Ashing-Giwa, Kimlin;Rosales, Monica
目的/目的：描述非裔美国人和拉丁美洲乳腺癌幸存者（BCSs）的招募和保留心理社会干预策略。设计：前瞻性设计，前后测试。设置：邮寄调查和分配电话咨询或教育小册子。样本：587名非裔美国人和拉丁裔美国人被招募。方法：样本来自以人群为基础的加州癌症和医院登记处，以及社区机构。邮寄的自我报告健康相关生活质量评估在基线和4-6个月的随访期间进行。主要研究变量：应计结果；招聘和保留策略。结果：共有375人（64%）完成了基线调查，320人（55%）完成了基线和随访评估。征聘结果表明，必须特别注意最初征聘拉丁美洲人，以调动他们的兴趣和参与。对于非裔美国人，必须特别注意他们的保留，以解决潜在的人员流失问题。结论：研究结果表明，将低收入和少数民族癌症幸存者纳入纵向干预研究是可行的。研究结果表明，招募结果受参与者特征和研究特征的影响。成功的招生需要从文化和社会生态学角度考虑招聘和保留策略的调查，从员工选择、培训和监督到总体研究方法协议，以解决参与的障碍。对护理的影响：护理研究和实践倡导幸存者护理，包括社会心理护理。本文概述了招募和保留以人口为基础的样本、少数民族和服务不足的幸存者的实用策略。
Purpose/Objectives: To describe recruitment and retention strategies of a psychosocial intervention with African American and Latina American breast cancer survivors (BCSs).Design: Prospective design with pre- and post-testing.Setting: A mailed survey and assignment to telephone counseling or education booklet only.Sample: 587 African American and Latina American BCSs were recruited.Methods: The sample was drawn from the population-based California cancer and hospital registries, as well as community agencies. Mailed self-report health-related quality-of-life assessments were at baseline and 4-6 months follow-up.Main Research Variables: Accrual outcomes; recruitment and retention strategies.Findings: A total of 375 (64%) completed the baseline survey and 320 (55%) completed both baseline and follow-up assessments. The recruitment outcomes suggest that very special attention must be paid to the initial recruitment of Latina Americans to engage their interest and participation. For African Americans, particular attention must be devoted to their retention to address potential attrition.Conclusions: Findings suggest that the inclusion of lower-income and ethnic minority cancer survivors in a longitudinal intervention study is doable. The results indicate that recruitment outcomes are influenced by participant and study characteristics. Successful enrollment requires investigations that attend to culturally and socioecologically informed recruitment and retention strategies, from staff selection, training, and supervision to overall study approach protocol, to address barriers to participation.Implications for Nursing: Nursing research and practice have championed survivorship care, including psychosocial care. This article outlines practical strategies to recruit and retain population-based samples, ethnic minorities, and underserved survivors.