Recruitment and retention of Latino children in a lifestyle intervention.
OBJECTIVE
To describe promising recruitment and retention strategies for transient Latino populations, assisting investigators who work with this population in their research design and implementation.


METHODS
Strategies in recruitment and retention from a year-long intervention in children and their families are described.


RESULTS
Of the 159 families who agreed to participate in the program, 123 parent-child dyads were enrolled. Retention rates were 59% in the control group, 67% in the intervention group.


CONCLUSIONS
Building and maintaining relationships between a consistent study team contact and participants promote strong recruitment and retention outcomes. Barriers such as child care and transportation must be minimized.
Guzmán
Angélica
A
Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
Richardson
Irma M
IM
Gesell
Sabina
S
Barkin
Shari L
SL
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002654:Child Care; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009657:North Carolina; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D018579:Patient Selection; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D014186:Transportation