Retention in a 6-Month Smoking Cessation Study Among Alaska Native and American Indian People
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4622903 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dawson Mills (corresponding author), Krista Schaefer, Krista R Schaefer (0000-0001-5300-1558), Julie Beans (0000-0003-4363-9763), Michael Todd (0000-0002-1981-4245), Michael R Todd (0000-0003-3414-0979), Renee Robinson (0000-0003-1807-0827), Kenneth Thummel, Kenneth E Thummel (0000-0002-7799-3739), Denise Dillard (0000-0003-2969-7385), Jaedon Avey, Jaedon P Avey (0000-0002-3858-0595) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 71-89 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0893-5394 • E-ISSN: 1533-7731 |
| Publisher | Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5820/aian.2903.2022.71 |
| PMID | 36178748 |
| OpenAlex | W4298088196 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
Participant retention in longitudinal health research is necessary for generalizable results. Understanding factors that correlate with increased retention could improve retention in future studies. Here, we describe how participant and study process measures are associated with retention in a longitudinal tobacco cessation research study performed in Anchorage, Alaska. Specifically, we conducted a secondary analysis exploring retention among 151 Alaska Native and American Indian (ANAI) people and described our study processes using study retention categories from a recent meta-analysis. We found that our study processes influence retention among ANAI urban residents more than measures collected about the participant. For study process measures, calls where a participant answered and calls participants placed to the study team were associated with higher retention. Calls where the participant did not answer were associated with lower retention. For participant measures, only lower annual income was associated with lower retention at 6 weeks. Promoting communication from participants to the study team could improve retention, and alternative communication methods could be used after unsuccessful calls. Finally, categorizing our study retention strategies demonstrated that additional barrier-reduction strategies might be warranted
Computer security · Environmental health · Longitudinal study · Retention Management · Retention rate · Retention time · Smoking cessation · Clinical Psychology · Health Policy Implementation Science · Medicine · Psychology · Public Health Policies and Education · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Gerontology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |