Recruiting Persons With Dementia: A Systematic Review of Facilitators, Barriers, and Strategies
Publisher DOI
PubMed ID
39137907
Abstract
Study recruitment of persons with dementia is challenging. We aimed to assess facilitators, barriers, and strategies to identify and approach persons with dementia for recruitment to dementia care studies. We systematically searched MEDLINE/PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science, and other sources (ORRCA [Online Resource for Research in Clinical triAls]; pertinent evidence syntheses; citation searching) and narratively summarised the results (PROSPERO CRD42022342600). Facilitators and barriers consisted of characteristics of participants, researchers, clinical contact persons, study characteristics, and communication with participants. The highest number of participants were recruited by study information in electronic and print formats, as well as by networking and collaboration. Advertisements proved to be the most expensive way of recruitment. There is limited evidence on the impact of recruitment strategies to identify persons with dementia for recruitment to dementia care studies. Our analysis of facilitators and barriers may inform research teams in designing strategies to identify persons with dementia for recruitment purposes.
Date Issued
2024
Publication Type
Article
Subject(s)
Subjects
dementia [MeSH]
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health services research [MeSH]
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nursing research [MeSH]
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patient selection [MeSH]
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recruitment
Language(s)
en
Author(s)
Cavalli, Stefano | |
Cereghetti, Stefano | |
Pusterla, Elia R. G. | |
Zeller, Adelheid |
Additional Credits
Journal
American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias
Publisher
SAGE Publications
ISSN
1533-3175
1938-2731
Access(Rights)
open.access