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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Participant Retention"”.
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Analysis of participant retention issues in clinical studies
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2026-08-01
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Participation in SOS Outreach: a positive youth development program
… exploration were significantly related to participant retention. Additionally, negative developmental experiences, but not positive developmental experiences within the program were significant predictors of participant retention while program specific self-defining activities were not. …
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Implementation of Community-Based Lifestyle Programs for Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Southwest and Central Virginia: Formative and Process Evaluation
… strategies to improve functional fitness, participant engagement, and program adherence. Participant retention is a challenge for community-based program. Participants may start the program, but then fail to complete the program and/or adhere to program recommendations. Two pilot studies …
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Online Non -Credit Professional Development: A Study Examining the Experiences of Presenters
… consensus that planning activities the increase participant retention is more difficult, that developing community during online presentations is easier, and that the overall delivery of an online presentation is easier. Findings for statements regarding online preparation included reaching …
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Retention strategies for clinical trials; exploring the costs, planning and communication processes
Background Participant retention in randomised controlled trials is an ongoing challenge for trial teams. If trials lose large numbers of participants, the trials’ ability to answer the research question is jeopardised. Trial teams often use retention strategies, activities aimed at facilitating …
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Enhancing skill maintenance through relapse prevention strategies: a comparison of two models.
… were compared and tested for the effects on participant transfer outcomes. Participant retention of training content, skill maintenance, use of relapse prevention strategies, and self-efficacy served as the dependent variables. Self-efficacy was also tested as a mediator between the …
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An Investigation of Cognitive Deficits Related to Surgery for Glioblastoma using a Computerised Assessment Tool
… before radiotherapy and with particular focus on participants with glioblastoma who have been underserved by current infrastructure and research focus. The methodology involves using a computerised testing battery called ‘OCS-Bridge’, which has broadened the access to such cognitive assessments. …
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Successful Design, Implementation and Evaluation of Nutrition Intervention Research
… Central to the success of these trials is participant adherence to dietary behaviours asked of them. Despite its importance, trials commonly experience challenges with adherence, and the empirical knowledge in the ways researchers design trial components to support adherence is scant. …
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Feasibility and acceptability of a multi-components intervention (PDConnect) to support physical activity in people living with Parkinson's: a mixed methods study.
… instructor specially trained in Parkinson's. Participants were then contacted by the fitness instructor once a month for three months to support PA engagement. Primary feasibility data were collected during the study, with acceptability assessed via semi-structured interviews. Secondary …
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The Transition from Final Year Medical Student to Foundation Doctor: The Clinical Reasoning Journey
… the following sub-questions were posed: What do participants understand by the term clinical reasoning? What types of clinical reasoning experiences do participants narrate? How do participants clinically reason for acutely unwell patients? Which factors do participants perceive as being …
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The role and essence of pilot trials and subgroup analysis in cardiovascular research: the IMPI trial experience
… areas such as acceptability of the intervention, participant recruitment, and selection of measurable outcomes. Ensuring all these are possible before delving into the main work can be forecasted through pilot trials. They help in determining the feasibility of the intended critical endpoints and …