A Comparison of Two Methods for Recruiting Children with an Intellectual Disability

Autor/inn/en	Adams, Dawn; Handley, Louise; Heald, Mary; Simkiss, Doug; Jones, Alison; Walls, Emily; Oliver, Chris
Titel	A Comparison of Two Methods for Recruiting Children with an Intellectual Disability
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 30 (2017) 4, S.696-704 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2322
DOI	10.1111/jar.12263
Schlagwörter	Comparative Analysis; Questionnaires; Intellectual Disability; Barriers; Recruitment; Response Rates (Questionnaires); Research; Child Development; Health Services; Interpersonal Communication; Sample Size; Telecommunications; Electronic Mail; Researchers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fragebogen; Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Recruiting; Rekrutierung; Antwortkontrolle; Forschung; Kindesentwicklung; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Telekommunikationstechnik; Elektronischer Briefkasten; Researcher; Forscher
Abstract	Background: Recruitment is a widely cited barrier of representative intellectual disability research, yet it is rarely studied. This study aims to document the rates of recruiting children with intellectual disabilities using two methods and discuss the impact of such methods on sample characteristics. Methods: Questionnaire completion rates are compared between (i) participants being approached in child development centre waiting rooms and (ii), one year later, the same participants being invited to take part by phone, email and/or post. Results: The face-to-face recruitment method resulted in a better recruitment rate (58.5% compared to 18.5%) and a larger sample (n = 438) than the telephone/email/post sample (n = 40). It also required less hours of researcher time per completed questionnaire. Conclusions: In-line with previous research, recruitment of participants with intellectual disabilities (or their parents/carers) requires significant time and resources to get a sample of an acceptable size. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01