Open AccessPatient, Family, and Center-Based Factors Associated with Attrition in Neonatal Clinical Research: A Prospective Study
Author(s) -
Sara B. DeMauro,
Scarlett L. Bellamy,
Melissa Fernando,
Julie Hoffmann,
Teresa L. Gratton,
Barbara Schmidt,
Prop Investigators
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
neonatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.399
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1661-7819
pISSN - 1661-7800
DOI - 10.1159/000494105
Subject(s) - attrition , medicine , logistic regression , observational study , bivariate analysis , pediatrics , demography , dentistry , sociology , statistics , mathematics , pathology
Attrition, or loss to follow-up, presents a significant threat to the integrity and validity of longitudinal clinical research. Little is known about predictors of attrition in neonatal clinical research, and no prior studies have examined how families' experiences participating in research with their infants influences study compliance.