Recruitment in an indicated prevention program for externalizing behavior - parental participation decisions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parents are the ones who decide whether or not to participate in parent focused prevention trials. Their decisions may be affected by internal factors (e.g., personality, attitudes, sociodemographic characteristics) or external barriers. Some of these barriers are study-related and others are intervention-related. Internal as well as external barriers are especially important at the screening stage, which aims to identify children and families at risk and for whom the indicated prevention programs are designed. Few studies have reported their screening procedure in detail or analyzed differences between participants and dropouts or predictors of dropout. Rates of participation in prevention programs are also of interest and are an important contributor to the efficacy of

SUBMITTER: Plueck J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2897776 | biostudies-literature | 2010 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature