Increasing Follow-Up Rates in Longitudinal Studies of Women with Alcohol Use Disorders

Choi, Y. Joon; McGarity, Stephen V.; Langhorst, Diane M.

doi:10.1080/1533256x.2015.1056526

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“…After the initial email with the survey link, we sent participants two more emails with the same survey link. To increase retention, we called participants 2 weeks before each assessment to remind them of the upcoming survey and encouraged them to complete it (Choi et al, 2015; Farabee et al, 2011). In addition, all study participants received $25 for completing the baseline assessment, $50 for completing the 3-month follow-up, and another $50 for completing the 6-month follow-up.…”

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Promoting Survivor Safety in Immigrant Communities: Online Simulation Training for Korean American Faith Leaders

Choi

Orpinas

Han

et al. 2022

J Interpers Violence

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This study examined the efficacy of a short virtual case simulation for Korean American (KA) faith leaders, “Religious Leaders for Healthy Families.” The goal of the program is to increase knowledge about intimate partner violence (IPV) and healthy intimate partner relationships, enhance self-efficacy in IPV prevention and intervention, strengthen attitudes that support their roles on IPV prevention and intervention, increase positive outcome expectations of their actions, and increase behavioral intentions and behaviors on IPV prevention and intervention. KA faith leaders from two large metropolitan areas with a high concentration of KA immigrants were invited to participate in the study ( N=102). Participants completed three online assessments: baseline, a 3-month, and a 6-month follow-up. After the baseline assessment, participants were randomized to either intervention ( n = 53) or control ( n = 49). The intervention consisted of four online simulation modules, each taking approximately 15–20 min to complete. At the 6-month follow-up, faith leaders in the intervention group significantly increased their knowledge and self-efficacy in IPV prevention and intervention compared to the control group. Mean scores for attitudes against IPV and prevention behaviors increased from baseline to the 6-month follow-up for the intervention group more than the control group, but the differences were not statistically significant. “Religious Leaders for Healthy Families” has the potential to reduce disparities in accessing resources and services for immigrant survivors of IPV. With its ease of use, this short, free online intervention has a high potential for uptake among faith leaders. Results are promising, but the COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected the study, with participants having scarce opportunities to practice the skills learned from the intervention. A larger follow-up study that combines “Religious Leaders for Healthy Families” with a community-wide intervention that targets all community members is warranted to reach more faith leaders and community members.

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Promoting Survivor Safety in Immigrant Communities: Online Simulation Training for Korean American Faith Leaders

Choi

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Han

et al. 2022

J Interpers Violence

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“…Choi and colleagues’ found one of the most effective retention strategies was acknowledging the important contribution participants were making to the study, every time participants were contacted [ 11 ]. This strategy affirmed participants were more than “mere data points or passive subjects for the study, but invaluable collaborators of the study” ( [ 11 ] p. 301). Table 1 summarises the key categories of retention strategies discussed in the literature.…”

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Applying the 4Ps of social marketing to retain and engage participants in longitudinal cohort studies: generation 2 Raine study participant perspectives

Costello

Dare

Dontje

et al. 2022

BMC Med Res Methodol

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Background Investigations of participant retention in longitudinal health and medical research, document strategies that work best but overlook social marketing’s capacity to influence participant retention. After applying the social marketing framework: the idea that determining what longitudinal participants ‘buy’ (product), at what cost (price), in what location (place) and through which communication channels (promotion), this paper aims to inform and enhance retention efforts. Methods This qualitative study was conducted through in-depth interviews with participants from the Raine Study that began in Western Australia in 1989. The Generation 2 participants, initially enrolled into the Raine Study as babies by their parents (Generation 1), are now young adults invited to attend follow-up studies and tests every few years. Our study defined ‘active’ participants (n = 17) as those who agreed to attend their 27 year follow-up, and ‘inactive’ (n = 12) participants as those who had attended neither of the past two follow-ups (22 and 27 years). Results Raine Study participants experienced core, actual and augmented product benefits. Inactive participants focused on the costs (price) associated with participation, and were more likely to suggest tele-health (place) strategies to overcome barriers to follow-up attendance. Both active and inactive participants found professional processes and friendly staff made the Raine Study environment appealing, suggested that social media (promotion) was underutilised, and offered novel ideas to enhance engagement. Conclusions Social marketing can support the development of differentiated strategies addressing the unique needs and wants of active and inactive participants. Sophisticated cohort segmentation can reach participants in a more meaningful way, reinforce the study ‘brand’ and guard against attrition.

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“…Problems encountered in longitudinal studies such as attrition, and the difficulties in conducting research with hard‐to‐reach populations, may make FB an appealing low‐cost resource for tracking and communicating with study participants . FB may also be a more appropriate follow‐up method among transient research populations including those with substance use and mental health problems, and individuals who are criminally involved …”

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A Facebook Follow‐Up Strategy for Rural Drug‐Using Women

Dickson

Staton‐Tindall

Smith

et al. 2016

The Journal of Rural Health

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Purpose Facebook (FB) use has grown exponentially over the past decade, including in rural areas. Despite its popularity, FB has been underutilized as a research follow-up approach to maintain contact with research participants and may have advantages in less densely populated areas and among more hard-to-reach, at-risk groups. The overall goal of this study was to examine FB as a supplemental follow-up approach to other follow-up strategies with rural drug-using women. Methods Face-to-face interviews were conducted with randomly selected women who completed baseline interviews in 3 rural jails in 1 state. Analyses focus on participants who were released from jail and were eligible for 3-month follow-up (n=284). Bivariate analyses were used to examine differences between FB users and non-users, and multivariate logistic regression models examined predictors of 3-month follow-up participation and being located for follow-up using FB. Findings About two-thirds (64.4%) of participants were regular FB users. Bivariate analyses indicated that FB users were younger, more educated, and more likely to have used alcohol in the 30 days before incarceration but less likely to have a chronic health problem. Regression analyses indicated that rural FB users had more than 5 times the odds of being located for the 3-month follow-up interview, even after controlling for other variables. There were no significant predictors of being followed up using FB. Conclusions Findings suggest that FB is widely used and well accepted among rural drug-using women. Among hard-to-reach populations, including those in rural, geographically isolated regions, Facebook serves as a method to improve participant follow-up.

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Increasing Follow-Up Rates in Longitudinal Studies of Women with Alcohol Use Disorders

Cited by 4 publications

References 32 publications

Promoting Survivor Safety in Immigrant Communities: Online Simulation Training for Korean American Faith Leaders

Promoting Survivor Safety in Immigrant Communities: Online Simulation Training for Korean American Faith Leaders

Applying the 4Ps of social marketing to retain and engage participants in longitudinal cohort studies: generation 2 Raine study participant perspectives

A Facebook Follow‐Up Strategy for Rural Drug‐Using Women

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