Open AccessRecruitment and Retention of Asian Americans in Web-Based Physical Activity Promotion Programs
Author(s) -
Wonshik Chee,
Xiaopeng Ji,
Sangmi Kim,
SooYoung Park,
Jingwen Zhang,
Eunice Chee,
Hsiu-Min Tsai,
EunOk Im
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
computers, informatics, nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.547
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1538-9774
pISSN - 1538-2931
DOI - 10.1097/cin.0000000000000541
Subject(s) - facilitator , psychological intervention , ethnic group , promotion (chess) , retention rate , intervention (counseling) , asian americans , physical activity , descriptive statistics , medicine , psychology , gerontology , physical therapy , nursing , business , political science , social psychology , marketing , politics , law , statistics , mathematics
Web-based interventions that promote physical activity have been tested in various populations and proven effective. However, information on recruiting and retaining ethnic minorities in these interventions is limited. This study discusses practical issues in recruitment and retention of Asian Americans using three strategies: (1) only Web-based intervention (Group 1), (2) one with Fitbit Charge HR (Group 2), and (3) one with Fitbit Charge HR and office visits (Group 3). Recruitment and retention rates, minutes of weekly research team meetings, and the researchers' memos were collected. Retention rates were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and the minutes and memos were content analyzed following Weber's methods. Retention rates varied by the end of the first (12% in Group 3, 36.9% in Group 2) and third month (0% in Group 3, 36.9% in Group 2). The practical issues were (1) difficulties in recruitment across strategies, (2) the necessity of using community consultants/leaders across strategies, (3) subethnic differences across strategies, (4) timing issues across strategies, (5) Fitbit as a facilitator with several hindrances, and (6) office visits as an inhibitor. Fitbits with user guidelines and community consultants'/leaders' involvement are proposed for future Web-based interventions to promote physical activity in Asian Americans.