Falling short: Recruiting elderly individuals for a fall study
Highlights ► Data on natural movement, physical activity, and real falls among older adults are imperative to fall prevention, but limited. ► Eligibility criteria, sampling method, and mode of outreach affect recruitment rates. ► Recruiting a target group of cognitively aware elderly people who are...
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Published in | Ageing research reviews Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 552 - 560 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Amsterdam
Elsevier
01.03.2013
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Summary: | Highlights ► Data on natural movement, physical activity, and real falls among older adults are imperative to fall prevention, but limited. ► Eligibility criteria, sampling method, and mode of outreach affect recruitment rates. ► Recruiting a target group of cognitively aware elderly people who are at risk for falling is particularly challenging. ► Suggestions for strategies to improve recruitment across settings are offered. ► Researchers must be mindful of trade-offs between study objectives and implementation constraints. |
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Bibliography: | SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 ObjectType-Undefined-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-2 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 1568-1637 1872-9649 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.arr.2012.12.002 |