Key result
Recruitment and retention strategies in rural cardiovascular behavioral trials yielded a mean recruitment rate of 15.5%, an enrollment rate of 39.5%, and a retention rate of 75.5%, with direct provider referrals identified as the most successful recruitment method.
Why the study?
What are the most effective strategies to recruit and retain rural patients with CVD or risk factors in self-management behavioral trials?
Systematic Review
What are the most effective strategies to recruit and retain rural patients with CVD or risk factors in self-management behavioral trials?
Multifaceted strategies, including community partnerships, provider referrals, and telehealth, are essential to successfully recruit and retain rural patients in CVD self-management trials.
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Emphasize direct provider referrals in rural CVD behavioral trials; extends evidence for optimizing recruitment and retention.
Self-management plays a vital role in improving health outcomes and reducing costs in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and associated risk factors. Based on existing studies, rural residents with CVD and/or risk factors show low engagement in self-management behaviors. Due to low participation in behavioral intervention trials, the most promising mechanism to promote self-management among rural populations is unknown. In turn, the purpose of this article is to review the evidence that supports strategies to recruit and retain rural patients to participate in behavioral intervention trials aimed to promote self-management of CVD and its risk factors. This review is expected to assist researchers in identifying effective solutions to overcome barriers in the recruitment and retention processes when conducting intervention research studies on the self-management of CVD in rural communities.
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Young et al. (2015) conducted a systematic review in Cardiovascular disease and associated risk factors. Recruitment and retention strategies was evaluated on Recruitment, enrollment, and retention rates. Recruitment and retention strategies in rural cardiovascular behavioral trials yielded a mean recruitment rate of 15.5%, an enrollment rate of 39.5%, and a retention rate of 75.5%, with direct provider referrals identified as the most successful recruitment method.
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