Falling short: Recruiting elderly individuals for a fall study

• Published in: Ageing research reviews Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 552 - 560
• Main Authors: Wilding, Melody J, Seegert, Liz, Rupcic, Sonia, Griffin, Margaret, Kachnowski, Stan, Parasuraman, Sarika
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier 01.03.2013
• Subjects: Accidental Falls - prevention & control; Activities of Daily Living; Aged; Aging - physiology; Aging - psychology; Biological and medical sciences; Community-Based Participatory Research; Humans; Institutionalization - methods; Internal Medicine; Medical sciences; Mental Competency; Miscellaneous; Mobility Limitation; Neurology; Psychomotor Performance; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Research Design; Risk Assessment - methods; Risk Factors; Accelerometer; Fall risk; Activity study; Recruitment of elderly; Fall study; Methodology; Target group; Samplings; Risk; Capture; Recruitment; Result; Selection criterion; Sampling; Staff recruitment; Human; Motion; Data analysis; Attention; Prediction; Biological activity; Indicator; Risk factor; Fall; Limit; Elderly
• ISSN: 1568-1637; 1872-9649
• DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2012.12.002

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.