Challenges and Solutions in Recruiting Older Vulnerable Adults in Research

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health Management, Evaluation and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
² The University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), Montreal, QC, Canada.
³ Faculty of Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Lille, University of Lille, Lille, France.
⁴ Department of Sociology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland.
⁵ Department of Family Medicine, University of Lille, Lille, France.
⁶ Psychological Neuroscience Laboratory, CIPsi, School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
⁷ Espace de Réflexion Éthique Régional des Hauts-de-France, University of Lille, Lille, France.
⁸ Department of Sociology, University of Wrocław, Wroclaw, Poland.
⁹ Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
¹⁰ Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada.

Editorial

Nadia Sourial et al. Int J Public Health. 2024.

. 2024 Jul 30:69:1607247.

doi: 10.3389/ijph.2024.1607247. eCollection 2024.

¹ Department of Health Management, Evaluation and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
² The University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), Montreal, QC, Canada.
³ Faculty of Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Lille, University of Lille, Lille, France.
⁴ Department of Sociology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland.
⁵ Department of Family Medicine, University of Lille, Lille, France.
⁶ Psychological Neuroscience Laboratory, CIPsi, School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
⁷ Espace de Réflexion Éthique Régional des Hauts-de-France, University of Lille, Lille, France.
⁸ Department of Sociology, University of Wrocław, Wroclaw, Poland.
⁹ Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
¹⁰ Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada.

No abstract available

Keywords: challenges; equity; older adults; recruitment; vulnerability.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they do not have any conflicts of interest.

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