Challenges and strategies pertaining to recruitment and retention of frail elderly in research studies: A systematic review

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 18-24

  Provencher, Véronique ^a,b   Mortenson, W Ben ^c   Tanguay Garneau, Laurence ^b   Bélanger, Karine ^b   Dagenais, Marion ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Frail older adults; Patient dropouts; Refusal to participate; Review

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFIDENTIALITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELDERLY CARE; FALL RISK; FAMILY CONFLICT; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH DISPARITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRUST; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

FRAIL OLDER ADULTS; PATIENT DROPOUTS; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PATIENT SELECTION; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; RESEARCH SUBJECTS;

EID: 84900845333     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2014.03.006     Document Type: Review

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