November 1, 1997American Journal of Health Promotion
Recruitment of Managed Care Medicare Patients for a Physical Activity Study
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Implication
Randomized trial evaluates recruitment strategy for increasing physical activity in Medicare beneficiaries, suggesting improvement in participation rates.
Key Points
- This study aims to evaluate strategies for effectively recruiting older adults into a physical activity program within a managed care Medicare organization.
- Conducted a pilot study to assess a recruitment strategy.
- Evaluated the consent rate among the eligible population.
- Analyzed differences between participants and nonparticipants regarding characteristics and reasons for nonparticipation.
- The recruitment strategy resulted in a 45% consent rate among eligible older adults.
- Participants differed from nonparticipants on characteristics such as health status and social support.
- Main barriers to participation included lack of interest and transportation issues.
Cite This Study
Eakin et al. (1997) studied this question.