Sustaining Engagement in Longitudinal Research With Vulnerable Families: A Mixed-Methods Study of Attrition

Journal of Family Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 488-515

  Ginn, Carla S ^a   Mughal, Muhammad Kashif ^a   Syed, Hafsa ^b   Storteboom, Amanda Rae ^b   Benzies, Karen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Calgary Urban Project Society (CUPS) Health and Education Centres   (Canada)

Author keywords

attrition; longitudinal research; Maslow s Hierarchy; mixed methods; two generation preschool; vulnerable families

Indexed keywords

ALBERTA; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH SCHOOL; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; TIME MANAGEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FAMILY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SELECTION; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; VULNERABLE POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALBERTA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING RESEARCH; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SELECTION; POVERTY; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; RESEARCH DESIGN; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85037111003     PISSN: 10748407     EISSN: 1552549X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1074840717738224     Document Type: Article

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