Open AccessRecruitment of Mobility Limited Older Adults Into a Facility-Led Exercise-Nutrition Study: The Effect of Social Involvement
Author(s) -
Michael P. Corcoran,
Miriam E. Nelson,
Jennifer M. Sacheck,
Kieran F. Reid,
Dylan Kirn,
Roger A. Fielding,
Sara C. Folta
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the gerontologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1758-5341
pISSN - 0016-9013
DOI - 10.1093/geront/gnv018
Subject(s) - gerontology , assisted living facility , medicine , psychology , assisted living
Older adults are among the most challenging population groups to enroll into health-related research. This article describes two methods used by investigators to recruit mobility limited older adults residing at assisted living or senior housing (SH) facilities into a facility-led exercise-nutrition research study.
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