TY - JOUR
T1 - Recruiting and enrolling pregnant adolescents for research
AU - Kaiser, Margaret M.
AU - Hays, Bevely J.
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
VL - 29
SP - 45
EP - 52
JO - Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing
JF - Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing
SN - 2469-4193
IS - 1
ER -