Retaning Participants in Longitudinal Community Research: A Comprehensive Protocol

Sullivan, Cris M.; Rumptz, Maureen H.; Campbell, Rebecca; Eby, Kimberly K.; Davidson, William S.

doi:10.1177/0021886396323002

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“…Seven participants were found by making in-person visits to homeless shelters or food banks. Using this full array of locating strategies is consistent with the recommendation made by other reports on locating high-risk samples (Coen, et al, 1996;Cotter, et al, 2002;StouthamerLoeber & van Kammen, 1995;Sullivan, et al, 1996) and attests to the importance of employing a dedicated, professional locating staff and budgeting sufficient funds for the tailored approach necessary to find most of the sample.…”

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“…These strategies include use of locating information gathered at earlier data collection points, contact with participants' social and family networks, frequent telephone calls and in-person visits, and use of public records (Coen, et al, 1996;Cotter et al, 2002;Hall et al, 2003;Stouthamer-Loeber & van Kammen, 1995;Sullivan et al, 1996). Recently, public databases easily accessed through the internet have become important resources for locating efforts, allowing rapid access to some public records as well as the use of paid searches (Passetti, et al, 2000).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Ten years later: Locating and interviewing children of drug abusers

Haggerty

Fleming

Catalano

et al. 2008

Evaluation and Program Planning

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Longitudinal studies require high follow-up rates in order to maintain statistical power, reduce bias, and enhance the generalizability of results. This study reports on locating and survey completion for a 10-year follow-up of the Focus on Families project, an investigation of 130 families headed by parents who were enrolled in methadone treatment for opiate addiction. Despite having no contact with participants in the study for at least 10 years, the project successfully located nearly 99% of parent participants and 98% of their children. Twenty-four percent of the parents and one child had died before the follow-up. Of the surviving sample, 91% of parents and 86% of the children completed the follow-up interview. Multiple techniques were used to locate study participants, including internet searches, researching court and public records, collaborating with government and service agencies, and contacting family and social networks. For more than half of the sample, costly efforts were required to locate individual participants.

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confidence: 82%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ten years later: Locating and interviewing children of drug abusers

Haggerty

Fleming

Catalano

et al. 2008

Evaluation and Program Planning

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“…18 Therefore, the DOVE research nurses documented a safe address and phone number for every participant during the initial interview, and in most cases women provided contact information of a close relative or friend.…”

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Engaging and Retaining Abused Women in Perinatal Home Visitation Programs

Sharps¹,

Alhusen²,

Bullock

et al. 2013

Pediatrics

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OBJECTIVES: Intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy affects 0.9% to 17% of women and affects maternal health significantly. The impact of IPV extends to the health of children, including an increased risk of complications during pregnancy and the neonatal period, mental health problems, and cognitive delays. Despite substantial sequelae, there is limited research substantiating best practices for engaging and retaining high-risk families in perinatal home visiting (HV) programs, which have been shown to improve infant development and reduce maltreatment. METHODS:The Domestic Violence Enhanced Home Visitation Program (DOVE) is a multistate longitudinal study testing the effectiveness of a structured IPV intervention integrated into health department perinatal HV programs. The DOVE intervention, based on an empowerment model, combined 2 evidence-based interventions: a 10-minute brochurebased IPV intervention and nurse home visitation.RESULTS: Across all sites, 689 referrals were received from participating health departments. A total of 339 abused pregnant women were eligible for randomization; 42 women refused, and 239 women were randomly assigned (124 DOVE; 115 usual care), resulting in a 71% recruitment rate. Retention rates from baseline included 93% at delivery, 80% at 3 months, 76% at 6 months, and 72% at 12 months. CONCLUSIONS:Challenges for HV programs include identifying and retaining abused pregnant women in their programs. DOVE strategies for engaging and retaining abused pregnant women should be integrated into HV programs' federal government mandates for the appropriate identification and intervention of women and children exposed to IPV. Pediatrics 2013;132:S134-S139

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“…Those interested were then contacted by either Green or Brueckner, depending on their preference for a male or female researcher. Young people were paid for each interview to encourage them to remain involved in the study, recognising also that the young people involved in the research may require financial assistance so as to be able to participate (Cotter et al, 2002;Sullivan et al, 1996).…”

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The Trappings of Home: Young Homeless People's Transitions Towards Independent Living

2011

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In this paper we describe the experiences of young homeless people in Western Australia during their transitions to more permanent accommodation and independent living. For these young homeless people, permanent accommodation provided an opportunity for 'feeling at home' and having a sense of control and stability associated with 'home'. Within this space, these young people wanted to be considered 'normal' home occupiers. In this context, we discuss how young homeless people experience and negotiate the social and cultural understandings of home outside socially accepted pathways of leaving the parental home and becoming 'normal' home occupiers themselves. We show how this experience of home, and the potential it offers previously homeless young people, is interrupted by discourses of youth workers, neighbours and and society at large, which serve to (re)position them outside the community of 'normal' home occupiers. The findings have implications for both policy and the delivery of services to young homeless people.

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Retaning Participants in Longitudinal Community Research: A Comprehensive Protocol

Cited by 99 publications

References 12 publications

Ten years later: Locating and interviewing children of drug abusers

Ten years later: Locating and interviewing children of drug abusers

Engaging and Retaining Abused Women in Perinatal Home Visitation Programs

The Trappings of Home: Young Homeless People's Transitions Towards Independent Living

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