1. Recruitment and retention in clinical and experimental bereavement research: Lessons learned from creating a research registry.
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Stelzer, Eva-Maria, Knowles, Lindsey M., Wilson, Da'Mere T., and O'Connor, Mary-Frances
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BEREAVEMENT , *EXPERIMENTAL design , *INTERVIEWING , *RESEARCH methodology , *MOTIVATION (Psychology) , *NEURORADIOLOGY , *RESEARCH funding , *PATIENT participation , *QUALITATIVE research , *CLINICAL trial registries , *HUMAN research subjects , *PATIENT selection , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
A small body of research investigates recruitment and retention of bereaved people in experimental and intervention research. The present study compares the effectiveness of different recruitment strategies implemented by a grief laboratory at a large state university in order to optimize recruitment efforts. The most effective method is letters sent to bereaved community members identified through online newspaper obituaries. Despite a small overall response rate, the large population from which to sample provides continuous accrual every month. Other methods include electronic/print media, community institution referrals, word of mouth and community outreach. Best practices for recruitment and retention are recommended. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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