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JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE
Volume 27, Issue 6, Pages 434-442Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2012.04.010
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Recruitment rates; research; adolescents with cancer
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- NCI NIH HHS [R01 CA162181] Funding Source: Medline
- NINR NIH HHS [R01 NR008583, T32 NR007066] Funding Source: Medline
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Introduction: To provide an overview of factors related to recruitment of adolescents and young adults (AYA) into research and recruitment rates and reasons for refusal from a multicenter study entitled Stories and Music for Adolescent/Young Adult Resilience during Transplant'' (SMART). Methods: A randomized clinical trial study design was used. The settings included 9 hospitals. The sample included AYAs (aged 11-24 years) who were undergoing a stem cell transplant. Several instruments were used to measure symptom distress, coping, resilience, and quality of life in AYA with cancer. Results: A total of 113 AYA were recruited (50%) for this study. Strategies were refined as the study continued to address challenges related to recruitment. We provide a description of recruitment strategies and an evaluation of our planning, implementing, and monitoring of recruitment rates for the SMART study. Discussion: When designing a study, careful consideration must be given to factors influencing recruitment as well as special considerations for unique populations. Dissemination of strategies specific to unique populations will be helpful to the design of future research studies.
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