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Research Participation Among Older Adults With Mobility Limitation
Clinical Nursing Research, 10/14/09

Schlenk EA et al. – Barriers to protocol adherence are apprehension, in particular a negative impact on their health care, randomization to the control group, and experimental drugs; and inconvenience. Factors promoting study completion are obligation, reciprocity, receipt of test results, health promotion, and socialization. Implications include meeting expectations, providing health education and study results to participants, reducing barriers to participation, and presenting opportunities for interaction with others.

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Elizabeth A. Schlenk, 10/15/09

This paper adds to our understanding of why older adults with mobility limitation choose to participate in clinical research studies. Armed with this information, researchers are better prepared to recruit older adults into studies, retain them after enrolled, and optimize their adherence to research protocols.

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