Predictors of refusal during a multi-step recruitment process for a randomized controlled trial of arthritis education

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 280-285

  Blanch, Danielle C ^a   Rudd, Rima E ^b   Wright, Elizabeth ^c   Gall, Victoria ^c,d   Katz, Jeffrey N ^c  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Arthritis; Health literacy; Patient education; Randomized controlled trial; Recruitment; Selection bias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; SEX RATIO; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ARTHRITIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SELECTION BIAS; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 53049108891     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2008.06.017     Document Type: Article

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