title: Engaging with Community Researchers for Exposure Science: Lessons Learned from a Pesticide Biomonitoring Study.
abstract: A major challenge in biomonitoring studies with members of the general public is ensuring their continued involvement throughout the necessary length of the research. The paper presents evidence on the use of community researchers, recruited from local study areas, as a mechanism for ensuring effective recruitment and retention of farmer and resident participants for a pesticides biomonitoring study. The evidence presented suggests that community researchers' abilities to build and sustain trusting relationships with participants enhanced the rigour of the study as a result of their on-the-ground responsiveness and flexibility resulting in data collection beyond targets expected.
authors: School of Engineering and the Built Environment, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
authors: Paul
authors: P
authors: Teedon
authors: Centre for Human Exposure Science, Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM), Riccarton, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
authors: Karen S
authors: KS
authors: Galea
authors: Centre for Human Exposure Science, Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM), Riccarton, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: MacCalman
authors: Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL), Buxton, United Kingdom.
authors: Kate
authors: K
authors: Jones
authors: Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL), Buxton, United Kingdom.
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Cocker
authors: Centre for Human Exposure Science, Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM), Riccarton, Edinburgh, United Kingdom; School of Life Sciences, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
authors: John W
authors: JW
authors: Cherrie
authors: Centre for Human Exposure Science, Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM), Riccarton, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
authors: Martie
authors: M
authors: van Tongeren
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003625:Data Collection; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000379:methods*; D010575:Pesticides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000633:toxicity*; D012107:Research Design; D012108:Research Personnel; D012111:Residence Characteristics
chemical_list: D010575:Pesticides