Abstract：
BACKGROUND:Participant recruitment is an understudied part of health research. It can be a limiting factor and can affect the external validity of a study. This study compares two recruitment methods, active and passive, used to recruit university seniors into a health promotion study. METHODS:During active recruitment, 3,787 seniors were telephoned and asked to participate. During passive recruitment, 5,644 seniors were mailed literature and asked to respond if interested. RESULTS:During active recruitment, 1,680 h were spent on the phone, 341 participants were measured, and 161 entered the study, at a cost of $79 per participant. During passive recruitment, 970 h were spent on the phone, 238 participants were measured, and 178 entered the study, at a cost of $45 per participant. The active method had a higher recruitment rate (9% vs 4%) and attrition rate (53% vs 25%) than the passive method. CONCLUSIONS:In conclusion, neither recruitment method was ideal. Those recruited with the passive method reported more physical activity and had lower blood pressures, suggesting a self-selection bias. Active recruitment produced a more representative sample and a higher recruitment rate. Passive recruitment was less expensive and led to a lower attrition rate. Conclusions are limited because these are uncontrolled comparisons, not a controlled study.
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Preventive medicineauthors
Sarkin JA,Marshall SJ,Larson KA,Calfas KJ,Sallis JFdoi
10.1006/pmed.1998.0327subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1998-07-01 00:00:00pages
562-71issue
4eissn
0091-7435issn
1096-0260pii
S0091-7435(98)90327-9journal_volume
27pub_type
杂志文章abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether political mistrust in the Riksdag (the national parliament in Sweden) is an independent characteristic of cannabis smokers, or whether it reflects low confidence in people in general, and therefore low social capital. METHOD:The 2004 public health survey in Skåne is a cross-sectional p...
journal_title：Preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.02.003
更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:While several cross-sectional studies have shown that self-efficacy, self-esteem and optimism are associated with the use of routine health check-ups, little is known about this relationship based on longitudinal studies. Consequently, the purpose of this study was to examine whether these factors are associated with ...
journal_title：Preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.08.030
更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:It is proposed that the mechanism responsible for the low plasma cholesterol-cancer associations reported in the literature is related to blood and tissue levels of cholesterol precursors and products, reflecting rates of cholesterol synthesis rather than the plasma cholesterol level itself. METHODS:Data ha...
journal_title：Preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1006/pmed.1999.0550
更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The Cancer Information Service (CIS) was established in 1975 by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to provide accurate, up-to-date information about cancer to the nation. Although the CIS has in the past served as a venue for cancer communications research, up until very recently the research capacity of the CIS was ...
journal_title：Preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1006/pmed.1998.0245
更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:Population-referenced total activity counts per day (TAC/d) percentiles provide public health practitioners a standardized measure of physical activity (PA) volume obtained from an accelerometer that can be compared across populations. The purpose of this study was to describe the application of TAC/d popula...
journal_title：Preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.02.019
更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To establish the efficacy of an internet based prevention program to reduce alcohol and cannabis use in adolescents. METHOD:A cluster randomised controlled trial was conducted with 764 13-year olds from ten Australian secondary schools in 2007-2008. Half the schools were randomly allocated to the computerise...
journal_title：Preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.04.009
更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A cigarette-smoking questionnaire to examine behavior, attitudes, and beliefs related to cigarette use was administered to children, ages 8-17, in a biracial community. Children who experimented with cigarettes but did not adopt the habit (experimental nonadopters) and children who continued to smoke (adopters) were i...
journal_title：Preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0091-7435(85)90026-x
更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:Obesity is the biggest challenge facing preventive medicine. Calorie-labelling has been suggested as a way of changing the architecture of an 'obesogenic' environment without limiting consumer choice. This study examined the effect of calorie-labelling on sales of food items at catering outlets on a city-cent...
journal_title：Preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.07.027
更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：UNLABELLED:Little is known about where physical activity (PA) occurs, or whether different demographic groups accumulate PA in different locations. METHOD:Objective data on PA and location from 611 adults over 7days were collected in King County, WA in 2008-2009. The relative amounts of time spent in sedentary-to-low ...
journal_title：Preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.08.034
更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:In response to the obesity epidemic, interventions to improve the food environment in corner stores have gained attention. This study evaluated the availability, quality, and price of foods in Philadelphia corner stores before and after a healthy corner store intervention with two levels of intervention inten...
journal_title：Preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.04.009
更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:This study examines the relationship between smoking cessation and absence from work by analyzing data collected from a large sample of ex-smokers. In particular, it is hypothesized that if smoking cessation is of benefit for work attendance, the incidence of absence should be inversely related to the amount...
journal_title：Preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1006/pmed.1995.1084
更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:Students, faculty, and staff at a Pacific Northwest public university were surveyed one year after enactment of a smoke-free campus policy. Objectives were to assess levels of support for a smoke-free campus, ascertain exposure levels to outdoor tobacco smoke, and identify correlates of policy support. METH...
journal_title：Preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.12.018
更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Muscle-strengthening activity (MSA) (e.g. weight training), confers unique health benefits. While socioeconomic status (SES) correlates with leisure time physical activity, little is known about its relation with MSA. METHODS:Cross-sectional study of a representative sample of 8993 Australian adults (>18yea...
journal_title：Preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.06.020
更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Changes in lifestyle that promote health-enhancing behaviors and inhibit health-compromising behaviors have been recommended by the U.S. Surgeon General as an integral component of our general strategy for improving the health of the nation. A variety of innovations including new knowledge, new products, and new servi...
journal_title：Preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0091-7435(87)90011-9
更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:To investigate the effects of acclimation to a cold environment on the alteration of glucose and fat metabolism in diabetes, the levels of blood glucose, triacylglycerol, nonesterified fatty acid, and immunoreactive insulin were measured before and on the 3rd and 14th days after streptozotocin treatment in cold-acclim...
journal_title：Preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0091-7435(87)90006-5
更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:This study determines if body composition and lifestyle are risk factors for low radius-bone mineral density (R-BMD) and evaluates the role of body composition in the age-related decline of R-BMD. METHODS:Data on age, menopausal status, fat mass, lean body mass (LBM), drinking, smoking, and occupation were ...
journal_title：Preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1006/pmed.1997.0170
更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:U.S. Latino adults have experienced an 80% increase in obesity in the last decade. METHODS:A cross-sectional survey of 18-64-year-old Latino women (N = 380) and men (N = 335) from a community sample, and men (N = 186) from an agricultural labor camp sample in Monterey County, California, provided data on co...
journal_title：Preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.09.001
更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aims at identifying determinants of all-cause mortality in elderly populations of different countries. METHODS:Men ages 65-84 years from defined administrative areas were enrolled in Finland (rural areas of east and west Finland; N = 693), in the Netherlands (the town of Zutphen; N = 851), and in...
journal_title：Preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1006/pmed.1996.0062
更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Mental health has been recognized as a public health priority for nearly a century. Little is known, however, about what local health departments (LHDs) do to address the mental health needs of the populations they serve. Using data from the 2013 National Profile of Local Health Departments - a nationally representati...
journal_title：Preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.11.007
更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the literature on increased physical fitness and psychological outcomes has grown large, a number of methodological limitations remain unaddressed. The present study was designed to address a number of these limitations while examining the short- and long-term psychological effects following complet...
journal_title：Preventive medicine
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：10.1006/pmed.1998.0385
更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Implementing comprehensive school health programs presents one of our nation's key challenges for the 1990s and beyond. Whether we are talking about Goals 2000 or Healthy People 2000, we will meet the challenge only through the combined efforts of the education and health sectors working as partners at the national, s...
journal_title：Preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1006/pmed.1993.1041
更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The purpose of this multinational and cross-sectional study was to investigate whether nighttime sleep duration was associated with physical activity (PA) and sedentary time (SED) the following day, whether daytime PA/SED were associated with sleep duration the subsequent night, and whether the associations were modif...
journal_title：Preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.12.006
更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To target youth smoking, the impact of a local tobacco retail permit was evaluated on the number and location of tobacco retailers, and on the level of enforcement and compliance with tobacco sales regulations from 2010 to 2012 within unincorporated Santa Clara County, California. METHODS:Geographic Informat...
journal_title：Preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.01.023
更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine physicians' beliefs about the pelvic examination and identify physician characteristics associated with routine use of this procedure in the United States. METHODS:A total of 1250 United States family/general practitioners, internists, and obstetrician/gynecologists who participated in the 2009 Do...
journal_title：Preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.03.012
更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This paper reviews research studies evaluating the use of financial incentives to promote weight control conducted between 1972 and 2010. It provides an overview of behavioral theories pertaining to incentives and describes empirical studies evaluating specific aspects of incentives. Research on financial incentives a...
journal_title：Preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.12.024
更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Since survival of patients with melanoma is strongly correlated with the Breslow tumor thickness of the primary lesion, factors that influence stage at diagnosis and delay in diagnosis are considered to be crucial. To test the relationship between tumor thickness and some social and clinical variables (inclu...
journal_title：Preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1006/pmed.2002.1067
更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The systematic review investigated the effectiveness of active travel (AT) interventions on physical activity and fitness in primary school children. The review assessed intervention effectiveness, design, complexity, and study quality. Searches were conducted in five databases on 30/08/2018. Studies with an AT interv...
journal_title：Preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,meta分析
doi：10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.03.030
更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Occupational diseases share many common characteristics with infectious diseases. However, the successful approach of using surveillance systems to eradicate infectious diseases has never been applied to the control and prevention of occupational diseases. METHODS:On the basis of a nationwide survey of bloo...
journal_title：Preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1006/pmed.1995.1012
更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the psychometric properties of a new measure of barriers youth encounter while walking to specific destinations and to validate the measure with self-reported walking to these destinations. METHODS:In 2005 in Boston, Cincinnati and San Diego, parents of youth (n=289, aged 5-18) and adolescents...
journal_title：Preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ypmed.2007.12.006
更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancer-related health behaviours may be affected by barriers to healthcare seeking and beliefs about cancer. The aim was to assess anticipated barriers to healthcare seeking and beliefs about cancer in a sample of the Danish population and to assess the association with socio-economic position. METHODS:A po...
journal_title：Preventive medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.12.007
更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00
