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Recruitment strategies and rates of a multi-site behavioral intervention for adolescents and young adults with cancer.

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Hendricks-Ferguson, VL; Cherven, BO; Burns, DS; Docherty, SL; Phillips-Salimi, CR; Roll, L; Stegenga, KA; Donovan Stickler, M; Haase, JE
Published in: Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners
November 2013

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).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.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.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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Published In

Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners

DOI

EISSN

1532-656X

ISSN

0891-5245

Publication Date

November 2013

Volume

27

Issue

6

Start / End Page

434 / 442

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • United States
  • Social Support
  • Resilience, Psychological
  • Quality of Life
  • Pediatrics
  • Patient Selection
  • Neoplasms
  • Narration
  • Music Therapy
 

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Hendricks-Ferguson, V. L., Cherven, B. O., Burns, D. S., Docherty, S. L., Phillips-Salimi, C. R., Roll, L., … Haase, J. E. (2013). Recruitment strategies and rates of a multi-site behavioral intervention for adolescents and young adults with cancer. Journal of Pediatric Health Care : Official Publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners, 27(6), 434–442. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2012.04.010
Hendricks-Ferguson, Verna L., Brooke O. Cherven, Debra S. Burns, Sharron L. Docherty, Celeste R. Phillips-Salimi, Lona Roll, Kristin A. Stegenga, Molly Donovan Stickler, and Joan E. Haase. “Recruitment strategies and rates of a multi-site behavioral intervention for adolescents and young adults with cancer.Journal of Pediatric Health Care : Official Publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners 27, no. 6 (November 2013): 434–42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2012.04.010.
Hendricks-Ferguson VL, Cherven BO, Burns DS, Docherty SL, Phillips-Salimi CR, Roll L, et al. Recruitment strategies and rates of a multi-site behavioral intervention for adolescents and young adults with cancer. Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners. 2013 Nov;27(6):434–42.
Hendricks-Ferguson, Verna L., et al. “Recruitment strategies and rates of a multi-site behavioral intervention for adolescents and young adults with cancer.Journal of Pediatric Health Care : Official Publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners, vol. 27, no. 6, Nov. 2013, pp. 434–42. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.pedhc.2012.04.010.
Hendricks-Ferguson VL, Cherven BO, Burns DS, Docherty SL, Phillips-Salimi CR, Roll L, Stegenga KA, Donovan Stickler M, Haase JE. Recruitment strategies and rates of a multi-site behavioral intervention for adolescents and young adults with cancer. Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners. 2013 Nov;27(6):434–442.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners

DOI

EISSN

1532-656X

ISSN

0891-5245

Publication Date

November 2013

Volume

27

Issue

6

Start / End Page

434 / 442

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • United States
  • Social Support
  • Resilience, Psychological
  • Quality of Life
  • Pediatrics
  • Patient Selection
  • Neoplasms
  • Narration
  • Music Therapy