Optimising recruitment into a study of physical activity in older people: A randomised controlled trial of different approaches

Age and Ageing

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 659-665

  Harris, Tess J ^a,c   Carey, Iain M ^a   Victor, Christina R ^b   Adams, Rika ^c   Cook, Derek G ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c Sonning Common Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly; Older people; Physical activity; Questionnaires; Randomised controlled trial; Recruitment; Response rate

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SELECTION BIAS;

EID: 56749165586     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afn159     Document Type: Article

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