Recruitment of Family Child Care Homes for an Obesity Prevention Intervention Study.
Recruitment of Family Child Care Homes for an Obesity Prevention Intervention Study.
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DOI：
10.1016/j.conctc.2016.05.001
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发表时间：
2016-08-15
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
Østbye T
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作者：
Ward DS;Vaughn AE;Burney RV;Østbye T
任何干预研究成功的关键是成功的招募。本文的目的是检查一项随机对照试验的招募过程，该试验评估了与家庭托儿所提供者进行的干预措施。具体来说，讨论了招募挑战、应对挑战所采取的努力及其对参与者招募的影响。该研究最初的招募方案在第一波和第二波（共 5 波）中采用。然而，招聘跟踪显示未能达到招生目标，特别是在第二波中。低入学率促使全天休会，讨论招聘策略的潜在修订和增强。务虚会上提出了加强招聘协议的四项策略：改进招聘材料以加强沟通、增加与社区合作伙伴的接触、解决提供者对参与和学习负担的担忧以及促进家长参与。该研究成功招募了 5 波 166 名家庭托儿所提供者。使用增强招募方案对第 3-5 波招募与第 1-2 波招募产生了显着影响。 “同意”的人数急剧增加（分别为 43% 和 60%），而“感兴趣且符合条件”但随后“不同意”的人数比例则相应下降（分别为 57% 和 40%）。这些强化招募策略的结果表明，我们在成功招募难以接触的人群、家庭儿童保育院方面吸取了许多经验教训；具体来说，建立关系、清晰沟通和识别关键激励因素的重要性。
Critical to the success of any intervention study is successful recruitment. The aim of this paper was to examine the recruitment process of a randomized controlled trial evaluating an intervention conducted with family child care home providers. Specifically, the recruitment challenges, the efforts employed to address the challenges, and their impact on participant recruitment are discussed. The study’s original recruitment protocol was employed during waves 1 and 2 (out of 5). However, recruitment tracking showed a failure to meet enrollment targets, particularly in wave 2. Low enrollment prompted an all-day retreat to discuss potential revisions and enhancements to recruitment strategies. Four strategies to enhance the recruitment protocol emerged from the retreat: improving recruitment materials to enhance communication, increasing engagement with community partners, addressing provider concerns about participation and study burden, and facilitating parent engagement. The study successfully recruited 166 family child care home providers across the 5 waves. There was a significant impact on the recruitment of waves 3–5 versus waves 1–2 using the enhanced recruitment protocol. There was a dramatic increase in those who “consented” (43% vs. 60%, respectively) and a corresponding decrease in the percent of “interested and eligible” who then “failed to consent” (57% vs. 40%, respectively). Results of these enhanced recruitment strategies demonstrate the many lessons learned about successful recruitment of a difficult-to-reach population, family child care homes; specifically, the importance of building relationships, communicating clearly, and identifying key motivators.