Recruiting and retaining family caregivers to a randomized controlled trial on mindfulness-based stress reduction

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 654-661

  Whitebird, Robin R ^a   Kreitzer, Mary Jo ^b   Lewis, Beth A ^c   Hanson, Leah R ^d   Crain, A Lauren ^a   Enstad, Chris J ^a   Mehta, Adele ^e  

^a HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic stress; Complementary therapies; Family caregiver; Participant retention; Recruitment challenges

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERTIZING; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER RECRUITMENT; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMENTIA; FAMILY CAREGIVER; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; PERCEPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPITE CARE; STRESS MANAGEMENT; TRAVEL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CAREGIVERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960891628     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: 15592030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2011.05.002     Document Type: Article

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