Evaluation of strategies to recruit and retain older people with dementia and their informal carers into a Tai Chi Trial to improve balance and prevent falls.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Randomised control trials (trials) involving people with dementia lack detailed analysis of recruitment and retention strategies. To address this, we examined the effectiveness of strategies in "The TACIT Trial: TAi ChI for people with demenTia".

Methods

We recruited dyads (people with dementia and carers) from 3 South of England sites utilising different strategies. Recruitment strategy effectiveness was measured by percent yield (number randomised of total referrals) and cost per randomised participant. Our retention strategy (maintaining contact with participants during weekly telephone calls) was measured by percent yield (number retained by six-month follow-up).

Results

Of 359 dyads, 24% were randomised into the study (n=85). The most resource-intensiv

SUBMITTER: Heward M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8886781 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature