Table 4 Recruitment planning and implementation (Quality Metric categories)
From: Recruiting participants to walking intervention studies: a systematic review
Study Author (Year) | Where did the Recruitment take place? | Who did the Recruitment? | Time spent Planning/Preparing recruitment | Time spent Executing recruitment (Weeks) | Population Targeted (Yes/No)? | Quality Metric score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
l. Watson et al, 2005 | Home, health centre visits, at mothers group meetings | Nurses trained in recruitment and research staff | 1 month including all training of nurses and intervention by researchers to help with recruitment difficulties. | 6 weeks | Yes | 5 |
2. Banks-Wallace et al, 2004 | In the community at venues typically used for hosting African American community events | Recruitment Protocol Specialist | NS | 21.6 weeks | Yes | 4 |
3. Kolt et al, 2006 | By mail and a follow up home visit | Researchers | NS | 39 weeks | Yes | 4 |
4. Nguyen et al, 2002 | Mainly passively in the community but also used press conferences and info/taster sessions | Public health official | 3 years (Rolling development) | NS | Yes | 4 |
5. Prestwich et al, 2010 | University | Researchers | NS | 2.5 weeks | Yes | 4 |
6. Rowland et al, 2004 | Via telephone, direct mail and then at multiple locations and media in the community | Research team members | NS | 43.3 weeks | Yes | 4 |
7. Sherman et al, 2006 | In a clinic, hair salons-and food establishments | Nurses | NS | 0.28 weeks | Yes | 4 |
8. Wilbur et al, 2006 | Two federally qualified community health centres serving poor and working class urban populations. Screening and data collection was carried out here to reduce power differences (perceived) and increase trust. Concentrated on an area within a 3-mile radius of the data collection sites. Also interacted in the community at health fairs and presentations. | Team specifically set up to deliver the recruitment made up of AA female nurses, either living in the community or who had family ties to the community. | NS | 121.3 weeks | Yes | 4 |
9. Baker et al, 2008b | Local community, GP surgeries, shops, community stalls | NS | NS | 21.6 months | Yes | 3 |
10. Brownson et al 2005 | Through media, at physicians practices, at community centres, on walking routes, in the community active and passively | Community organisation staff, research staff, physicians | NS | NS | Yes | 3 |
11. Cox et al, 2008 | Ads delivered in the community. Screening took place at the community centre | Research assistants | NS | NS | Yes | 3 |
12. Dinger et al, 2007 | Local media and electronically | NS | NS | 4.3 weeks | Yes | 3 |
13. Dubbert et al, 2002 | By mail, phone and at the clinic | Researchers and Research Nurse | NS | NS | Yes | 3 |
14. Dubbert et al, 2008 | Primary care medical centre as part of routine care | NS | 2 to 3 years | NS | Yes | 3 |
15. Gilson et al, 2008 | Via work email | Researchers | NS | NS | Yes | 3 |
16. Jancey et al, 2008 | Over the phone to home phone numbers | Researchers | NS | NS | Yes | 3 |
17. Lamb et al, 2002 | Via post, phone and info sessions at primary care setting | Researchers, via GP, and staff nurse | NS | NS | Yes | 3 |
18. Lee et al, 1997 | Directly and indirectly in the community | Female students trained in recruitment methods | NS | NS | Yes | 3 |
19. Matthews et al, 2007 | Clinic | Clinical staff | NS | NS | Yes | 3 |
20. Merom et al, 2007 | Passively in the community and actively by phone via another study | Researchers in the NSW Health survey (recruitment by proxy) and researchers on this study | NS | NS | Yes | 3 |
21. Ornes and Ransdell, 2007 | University campus | Researchers | NS | NS | Yes | 3 |
22. Richardson et al, 2007 | Medical centre | Physicians | NS | NS | Yes | 3 |
23. Rosenberg et al, 2009 | Care community | Researchers | NS | NS | Yes | 3 |
24. Arbour & Ginis, 2009 | University and Local Community | NS | NS | NS | Yes | 2 |
25. Baker et al, 2008a | University campus | NS | NS | NS | NS | 2 |
26. Culos-Reed et al, 2008 | In the community and at the malls | NS | NS | 2 weeks | No | 2 |
27. Currie and Develin, 2001 | Places where pre and post natal mums engage with health care, shopping and school | NS | NS | NS | Yes | 2 |
28. Darker et al, 2010 | In the local media (Passive) | NS | NS | 30.3 weeks | No | 2 |
29. De Cocker et al 2007 | By mail or phone to participants homes. Indirect but active | NS | NS | NS | Yes | 2 |
30. Dinger et al, 2005 | University | NS | NS | NS | Yes | 2 |
31. Engel and Lindner, 2006 | In community via newspapers | NS | NS | NS | Yes | 2 |
32. Foreman et al, 2001 | NS | Walk leaders and organisers | NS | NS | Yes | 2 |
33. Humpel et al, 2004 | Via post. No face to face | NS | NS | NS | Yes | 2 |
34. Nies et al, 2006 | Through media and fliers in the community | NS | NS | NS | Yes | 2 |
35. Purath et al, 2004 | Health screening day within a university | NS | NS | NS | Yes | 2 |
36. Shaw et al, 2007 | Workplace (Health centre) | NS | NS | NS | Yes | 2 |
37. Sidman et al, 2004 | Two University campuses | NS | NS | NS | Yes | 2 |
38. Thomas and Williams, 2006 | Workplace (Electronically) | NS | NS | NS | Yes | 2 |
39. Tudor-Locke et al, 2002 | Diabetes Centre | NS | NS | NS | Yes | 2 |
40. Whitt-Glover et al, 2008 | At churches | Church pastors and researchers | NS | NS | Yes | 2 |
41. Hultquist et al, 2005 | University | NS | NS | NS | No | 1 |
42. Lomabrd et al, 1995 | University campus | NS | NS | NS | No | 1 |
43. DNSWH, 2002 | In local area via media and advertising and information | NS | NS | NS | No | 1 |
44. Rovniak, 2005 | At multiple locations in the community. Mainly passive. | NS | NS | NS | No | 1 |
45. Rowley et al, 2007 | NS | NS | NS | NS | Yes | 1 |
46. Talbot et al, 2003 | Senior centres, ads in local newspapers | NS | NS | NS | NS | 1 |
47. Wyatt et al, 2004 | NS | NS | NS | NS | Yes | 1 |