PMID: 9536508Apr 16, 1998Paper

Recruitment and selection of test subjects for scientific research in geriatrics: literature review and experiences of the Nijmegen NESTOR study

Tijdschrift voor gerontologie en geriatrie
Marcel G M Olde RikkertW H Hoefnagels

Abstract

The conduct of research in geriatric medicine differs from that in other medical specialties in a number of ways. In geriatric research it is almost impossible to study a large, homogeneous group of subjects, suffering solely from the problem to be studied. Moreover, measurements and questionnaires should be short, simple and not very troublesome. These differences are due to the heterogeneity of geriatric patients and the high prevalence of multimorbidity, often resulting in impaired physical, psychological and social performance. In this article a number of issues which are important for successful recruitment and selection of subjects for geriatric research are discussed. First, a review of relevant literature is given, and subsequently, experiences concerning recruitment and selection appreciated in the Nijmegen geriatric research programme' are described. This programme was part of the governmental Netherlands Programme for Research on Ageing (NESTOR). According to the literature the efficacy of recruitment may be improved by: personal contact between researcher and subject in view, introduction of the selection criteria already at the time of subjects' recruitment, a balance between research burden and profit, sufficient ...Continue Reading

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