2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Research participation among vulnerable populations is often limited by
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the same socioeconomic factors that contribute to poor health.
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Identifying best practices for inclusion is critical to addressing
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health disparities. Urban public housing communities bear a
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disproportionate burden of chronic disease and may represent an
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opportunity to directly engage historically vulnerable populations in
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research designed to ultimately reduce that burden. We used mixed-method
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data to analyze recruitment effectiveness among a random sample of
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households (N = 380) across two public housing developments in Boston,
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MA who were approached for participation in a pre-COVID oral health
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study. Quantitative data from detailed recruitment tracking methods was
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analyzed to assess the relative efficiency of the methods employed.
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Field journals of study staff were qualitatively analyzed to identify
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community-specific recruitment barriers and facilitators. The
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participation rate among randomly sampled households was 28.6\% (N =
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131), with participation from primarily Hispanic (59.5\%) or Black
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(26\%) residents. Door-to-door knocking with response yielded the
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highest participation (44.8\%), followed by responses to informational
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study flyers (31\%). Primary barriers to enrollment included references
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to unemployment and employment variations, shift work, childcare
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responsibilities, time demands, and managing multiple appointments and
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social services. This study finds active, door-to-door knocking and
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return visits resolved barriers to participation, and reduced safety
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concerns and historic distrust. It''s time to consider how best to adapt
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effective pre-COVID recruitment practices for utilization under current
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and future exposure conditions as effective recruitment of populations
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such as urban public housing residents into research is only becoming
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more important.'
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affiliation: 'Heaton, B (Corresponding Author), Boston Univ, Henry M Goldman Sch Dent
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Med, Dept Hlth Policy \& Hlth Serv Res, 560 Harrison Ave,3rd Floor,Rm 329, Boston,
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MA 02118 USA.
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Heaton, B (Corresponding Author), Boston Univ, Dept Epidemiol, Sch Publ Hlth, Boston,
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MA 02118 USA.
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Heaton, Brenda; Muzzi, Alicia; Gebel, Christina; Garcia, Raul I. I., Boston Univ,
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Henry M Goldman Sch Dent Med, Dept Hlth Policy \& Hlth Serv Res, 560 Harrison Ave,3rd
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Floor,Rm 329, Boston, MA 02118 USA.
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Heaton, Brenda, Boston Univ, Dept Epidemiol, Sch Publ Hlth, Boston, MA 02118 USA.
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Bernstein, Judith, Boston Univ, Dept Community Hlth Sci, Sch Publ Hlth, Boston,
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MA USA.'
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author: Heaton, Brenda and Muzzi, Alicia and Gebel, Christina and Bernstein, Judith
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and Garcia, Raul I. I.
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author-email: brenda9@bu.edu
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author_list:
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- family: Heaton
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given: Brenda
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- family: Muzzi
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given: Alicia
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- family: Gebel
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given: Christina
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- family: Bernstein
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given: Judith
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- family: Garcia
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given: Raul I. I.
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1007/s10900-023-01212-w
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earlyaccessdate: APR 2023
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eissn: 1573-3610
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files: []
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issn: 0094-5145
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journal: JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
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keywords: 'Subject recruitment; Public housing; Health disparities; Oral health;
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Minority health; Urban health'
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keywords-plus: AFRICAN-AMERICANS; HEALTH; POPULATION; IMPACT
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language: English
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month: 2023 APR 2
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number-of-cited-references: '30'
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papis_id: f7b15b65ad3a97e373cd61e765a61974
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ref: Heaton2023recruitmentenrollmen
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times-cited: '1'
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title: Recruitment and Enrollment of Low-income, Minority Residents of Urban Public
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Housing into Research
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000961557300001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
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usage-count-since-2013: '2'
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web-of-science-categories: Health Policy \& Services; Public, Environmental \& Occupational
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Health
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year: '2023'
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