TY - JOUR
T1 - Recruiting and enrolling pregnant adolescents for research
AU - Kaiser, Margaret M.
AU - Hays, Bevely J.
N1 - Funding Information:
Received 12 August 2005; accepted 21 October 2005. This research was supported in part by the Women’s Fund of Greater Omaha and Sigma Theta Tau Gamma Pi Chapter. The authors would like to thank Dr. Peggy Wilson for her thoughtful review of this manuscript. This article is based on Margaret Kaiser’s doctoral dissertation research. Address correspondence to Margaret M. Kaiser, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, 985330 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-5330. E-mail: [email protected].
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Difficulty obtaining a sample is not justification for failure to study a hard-to-enroll population, particularly a vulnerable population such as pregnant adolescents. Recruitment of a representative, adequate sample of pregnant adolescents for a recent instrument development study provided multiple challenges. Although carefully developed, the sampling plan required several modifications to achieve the sample (n = 145). Those challenges and the ensuing modifications to the sampling plan are discussed in relation to (a) access / institutional concerns, (b) the human subject's protection considerations, and (c) developmental / personal concerns of the pregnant adolescents. Recommendations for sampling strategies for future research are offered.
AB - Difficulty obtaining a sample is not justification for failure to study a hard-to-enroll population, particularly a vulnerable population such as pregnant adolescents. Recruitment of a representative, adequate sample of pregnant adolescents for a recent instrument development study provided multiple challenges. Although carefully developed, the sampling plan required several modifications to achieve the sample (n = 145). Those challenges and the ensuing modifications to the sampling plan are discussed in relation to (a) access / institutional concerns, (b) the human subject's protection considerations, and (c) developmental / personal concerns of the pregnant adolescents. Recommendations for sampling strategies for future research are offered.
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U2 - 10.1080/01460860500523764
DO - 10.1080/01460860500523764
M3 - Review article
C2 - 16537280
AN - SCOPUS:33645014274
SN - 0146-0862
VL - 29
SP - 45
EP - 52
JO - Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing
JF - Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing
IS - 1
ER -