Recruitment to a randomized web-based nutritional intervention trial: characteristics of participants compared to non-participants

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Stopponi, Melanie A ^a   Alexander, Gwen L ^b   McClure, Jennifer B ^c   Carroll, Nikki M ^a   Divine, George W ^b   Calvi, Josephine H ^a   Rolnick, Sharon J ^d   Strecher, Victor J ^e   Johnson, Christine Cole ^b   Ritzwoller, Debra P ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^d HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer Research Network; CRN; Cultural diversity; Fruits and vegetables; Health maintenance organizations; Internet; Making effective nutritional choices; Mass screening; Motivation; Patient; Recruitment; Research subject selection; Selection; Web based interventions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET THERAPY; E-MAIL; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; RACE; RANDOMIZATION; RISK; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; AGED; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, NONPROFESSIONAL; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MENU PLANNING; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION THERAPY; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 70350433594     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1086     Document Type: Article

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