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Strategies for In-Person Recruitment: Lessons Learned from a New Jersey Primary Care Research Network (NJPCRN) Study

Christina B. Felsen, Eric K. Shaw, Jeanne M. Ferrante, Lorraine J. Lacroix and Benjamin F. Crabtree
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2010, 23 (4) 523-533; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2010.04.090096
Christina B. Felsen
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Eric K. Shaw
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Jeanne M. Ferrante
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    Participant recruitment protocol for Supporting Colorectal Outcomes through Participatory Enhancements (SCOPE).

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    Summary of participant recruitment results in Supporting Colorectal Outcomes through Participatory Enhancements (SCOPE), New Jersey, 2006–2008.

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    Table 1.

    Characteristics of Practices in Supporting Colorectal Outcomes through Participatory Enhancements (SCOPE), New Jersey, 2006–2008

    Practice Characteristicsn (%)Average Recruitment Rate (%)*P
    Total sample25 (100)
    Type of practice
        Family medicine18 (72.0)75.5
        Internal medicine5 (20.0)79.2
        Family and internal medicine2 (8.0)73.7.7006
    Physicians per practice
        16 (24.0)79.8
        2–512 (48.0)74.6
        >57 (28.0)75.2.5275
    Mid-level providers
        None13 (52.0)75.0
        Nurse practitioners5 (20.0)80.4
        Physician assistants4 (16.0)79.9
        Both nurse practitioner and physician assistant3 (12.0)67.0.3483
    Ownership type
        Physician19 (76.0)75.4
        Hospital health system3 (12.0)69.0
        University2 (8.0)90.5
        Other1 (4.0)76.7.0980
    Insurance type of patients seen at practice (%)
        Private
            <507 (28.0)75.1
            50–7512 (48.0)76.5
            >756 (24.0)75.8.9549
        Medicare
            <5023 (92.0)75.9
            50–752 (8.0)77.0.8951
        Medicaid
            <5023 (92.0)76.7
            50–752 (8.0)67.0.1653
        None
            <5023 (92.0)75.4
            50–751 (4.0)87.6
            >751 (4.0)76.7.4672
    Location
        Urban4 (16.0)81.9
        Suburban20 (80.0)74.9
        Rural1 (4.0)78.9.3674
    • * Average of recruitment rates at baseline and 1-year follow-up.

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    Table 2.

    Characteristics of Participants in Supporting Colorectal Outcomes through Participatory Enhancements (SCOPE), New Jersey, 2006–2008

    Participant Characteristicsn (%)
    Total sample1485 (100)
    Age (years)
        50–59592 (39.9)
        60–69481 (32.4)
        ≥70412 (27.7)
    Sex
        Female882 (59.4)
        Male603 (40.6)
    Race*
        White1074 (72.8)
        Black232 (15.7)
        Hispanic102 (6.9)
        Other68 (4.6)
    Marital status*
        Married932 (63.0)
        Not married546 (37.0)
    Education level*
        <High school166 (11.3)
        High school diploma or some college723 (49.0)
        College or graduate school degree586 (39.7)
    Insurance*
        Private718 (49.0)
        Medicare553 (37.7)
        Medicaid62 (4.2)
        Other77 (5.3)
        None56 (3.8)
    • * Numbers do not add to total because of missing data.

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    Table 3.

    Recruitment Rates and Nonparticipant Refusals among Recruiters in Supporting Colorectal Outcomes through Participatory Enhancements (SCOPE), New Jersey, 2006–2008

    RecruiterPractices (n)Refusals (n)Average Recruitment Rate (%)Reason for Refusal (n [%])
    Not InterestedNo Time/Too BusyUncomfortable with Chart Audit, Survey, ConsentIllness/DisabilityOther
    12218181.742 (26.75)26 (16.56)50 (31.85)27 (17.20)12 (7.64)
    279868.158 (61.70)9 (9.57)7 (7.45)12 (12.77)8 (8.51)
    356771.99 (14.75)19 (31.15)7 (11.48)12 (19.67)14 (22.95)
    424361.36 (14.63)3 (7.32)11 (26.83)6 (14.63)15 (36.59)
    5512257.025 (20.83)17 (14.17)21 (17.50)19 (15.83)38 (31.67)
    634968.114 (32.56)2 (4.65)9 (20.93)11 (25.58)7 (16.28)
    7, 8, 9*34371.43 (7.32)11 (26.83)12 (29.27)9 (21.95)6 (14.63)
    • * Recruiters 7, 8, and 9 each recruited at one practice only and are therefore collapsed into one category for the purposes of this analysis.

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Christina B. Felsen, Eric K. Shaw, Jeanne M. Ferrante, Lorraine J. Lacroix, Benjamin F. Crabtree
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