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Strategies for Recruiting Middle Eastern-American Young Adults for Physical Activity Research: A Case of Snowballs and Salaam

verfasst von: David Kahan, Alia Al-Tamimi

Erschienen in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Ausgabe 5/2009

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Abstract

Recruitment of minorities into health studies is a process that has been the subject of recent research effort. The prevalence of hypokinetic disease in the fast growing Middle Eastern-American community is higher than whites and some minority groups and descriptive research is needed to further quantify morbidity status and antecedent behavior. To date, we know of no study that reports recruitment methods of Middle Eastern-American young adults, a demographic group that is transitioning into an at-risk stratum for ethnically associated morbidity. We report and analyze a multi-method approach used in recruiting 240 young adults of this ethnic group into a 1-week study of physical activity utilizing activity logs and pedometers. Participants were primarily recruited through snowball sampling (48.3%), flyers (15.8%), presentations to university campus organizations (15.4%), and graduate research assistants (10.8%). Access was facilitated by assistants who were community insiders; active recruitment was more successful than passive recruitment; and different techniques appealed to different group segments based on gender and religion.

For analyses purposes, an adequate power of 0.80 was associated with a minimum sample size of 180; an additional 60 participants were recruited in case of missing or poor quality data.

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Titel: Strategies for Recruiting Middle Eastern-American Young Adults for Physical Activity Research: A Case of Snowballs and Salaam
verfasst von: David Kahan
Alia Al-Tamimi
Publikationsdatum: 01.10.2009
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Ausgabe 5/2009
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Elektronische ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-008-9117-7

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