title: Feasibility of interactive voice response methods in health behavior research with immigrant Latinos.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Determine the feasibility of using interactive voice response (IVR) for conducting daily diary research with immigrant Latinos.
  
  
  METHODS
  Baseline data containing demographic, health, and job-related characteristics were obtained from immigrant Latino construction  workers (N=119). Participants also completed an IVR-based daily diary for 21 consecutive days.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Over one third (37%) of the sample adhered to the 21-day protocol; a comparable percent-age (38.7%) initiated but did not adhere to the protocol; and 24% never began the diary protocol.  Adherence was generally not predicted by demographic, health, or job-related characteristics.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  IVR technology makes diary studies with Latino samples feasible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, Center for Worker Health, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. grzywacz@wakehealth.edu
authors.forename: Joseph G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Grzywacz
authors.forename: Sara A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Quandt
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marín
authors.forename: Phillip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Summers
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Evia
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rushing
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Arcury
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009657:North Carolina; D036301:Qualitative Research; D049250:Speech Recognition Software; D013689:Telephone; D055815:Young Adult