Recruitment and Retention of Asian Americans in Web-Based Physical Activity Promotion Programs: A Discussion Paper.
Comput Inform Nurs
; 37(9): 455-462, 2019 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-31518339
ABSTRACT
Web-based interventions that promote physical activity have been tested in various populations and proven effective. However, information on recruiting and retaining ethnic minorities in these interventions is limited. This study discusses practical issues in recruitment and retention of Asian Americans using three strategies (1) only Web-based intervention (Group 1), (2) one with Fitbit Charge HR (Group 2), and (3) one with Fitbit Charge HR and office visits (Group 3). Recruitment and retention rates, minutes of weekly research team meetings, and the researchers' memos were collected. Retention rates were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and the minutes and memos were content analyzed following Weber's methods. Retention rates varied by the end of the first (12% in Group 3, 36.9% in Group 2) and third month (0% in Group 3, 36.9% in Group 2). The practical issues were (1) difficulties in recruitment across strategies, (2) the necessity of using community consultants/leaders across strategies, (3) subethnic differences across strategies, (4) timing issues across strategies, (5) Fitbit as a facilitator with several hindrances, and (6) office visits as an inhibitor. Fitbits with user guidelines and community consultants'/leaders' involvement are proposed for future Web-based interventions to promote physical activity in Asian Americans.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Exercício Físico
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Asiático
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Seleção de Pacientes
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Internet
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Promoção da Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Guideline
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Comput Inform Nurs
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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INFORMATICA MEDICA
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Taiwan