Retaining diverse adults with diabetes in a long-term trial: Strategies, successes, and lessons learned.

ABSTRACT: Background Retention can be difficult in longitudinal trials, especially among minoritized groups and individuals with low socioeconomic status (SES) who may experience more barriers to research participation. Organized retention strategies may help; however, limited research has reported on this in detail. Methods We employed several strategies throughout a 15-month randomized controlled trial to encourage retention among a diverse sample of adults with type 2 diabetes. Participants were randomized to receive mobile health support for diabetes self-care for 12 months or an attention control. Participants completed assessments at 3, 6, 12, and 15 months post-baseline. We used three main categories of retention strategies: flexibility in participation (e.g., multiple methods for data collec

SUBMITTER: Nelson LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8172486 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature