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. 2010 Apr;33(2):144-55.
doi: 10.1002/nur.20372.

Strategies to recruit and retain college smokers in cessation trials

M Meghan Davidson  1 , Nikole J Cronk, Kari Jo Harris, Solomon Harrar, Delwyn Catley, Glenn E Good
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Strategies to recruit and retain college smokers in cessation trials

M Meghan Davidson et al. Res Nurs Health. 2010 Apr.

Abstract

Techniques to recruit and retain college fraternity and sorority members who reported past 30-day smoking into a cessation trial are described. Recruitment efforts included relationship-building, raffles, and screening survey administration during existing meetings. Surveys were administered to 76% (n = 3,276) of members in 30 chapters, 79% of eligible members agreed to participate, and 76% of those completed assessments and were enrolled in the trial (n = 452). The retention rate was 73%. Retention efforts included cash incentives, flexible scheduling, multiple reminders, chapter incentives, and use of chapter members as study personnel. Retention was not related to demographic, behavioral, or group characteristics. The strategies of partnership, convenience, and flexibility appear effective and may prove useful to investigators recruiting similar samples.

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