Recruitment of Men Into a Pragmatic Rural Primary Care Weight Loss Trial

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ID21748570
AuthorsStephanie Punt (0000-0003-3303-5296, University of Kansas, corresponding author), Daniel L Kurz (University of Kansas Medical Center), Daniel Kurz (0000-0002-4540-8275, University of Kansas Medical Center), Christie A Befort (0000-0003-4290-9979, University of Kansas Medical Center)
Year2020
Volume14
Issue6
Pages1557988320971917-1557988320971917
Publication date2020-11-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Men s Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1557-9883 • E-ISSN: 1557-9891
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1557988320971917
PMID33174488
OpenAlexW3098410821
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited42

Men remain underrepresented in behavioral weight loss trials and are more difficult to recruit compared to women. We describe recruitment response of men and women into a mixed-gender behavioral weight loss trial conducted within 36 rural primary care clinics. Participants were recruited through primary care clinics via direct mailings ( n = 15,076) and in-clinic referrals by their primary care provider (PCP). Gender differences were examined in response rate to direct mailings, study referral source, and rates of proceeding to study screening, being eligible, and enrolling. Men had a lower response rate to direct mailings than women (7.8% vs. 17.7%, p

Family medicine · Obesity · Physical therapy · Primary care · Referral · Weight loss · Demography · Medicine · Mobile Health and mHealth Applications · Obesity and Health Practices · Social Media in Health Education · Gerontology · Internal Medicine

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