Recruitment of veterans from primary care into a physical activity randomized controlled trial: the experience of the VA-STRIDE study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Much of the existing literature on physical activity (PA) interventions involves physically inactive individuals recruited from community settings rather than clinical practice settings. Recruitment of patients into interventions in clinical practice settings is difficult due to limited time available in the clinic, identification of appropriate personnel to efficiently conduct the process, and time-consuming methods of recruitment. The purpose of this report is to describe the approach used to identify and recruit veterans from the Veterans Affairs (VA) Pittsburgh Healthcare System Primary Care Clinic into a randomized controlled PA study.

Methods

A sampling frame of veterans was developed using the VA electronic medical record. During regularly scheduled clinic

SUBMITTER: Hawkins MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3923270 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature