Recruiting and retaining older persons within a home based pilot study using movement sensors

Bailey, Cathy and Buckley, Vanessa (2010) Recruiting and retaining older persons within a home based pilot study using movement sensors. Health & Social Care in the Community, 19 (1). pp. 98-105. ISSN 0966-0410

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Abstract

In this paper, we report on key aspects of recruiting and retaining a small group of community dwelling older adults in to a study, piloting motion sensors in their homes for 8 weeks. This was to further understanding of older adults’ falls at home. We consider our recruitment strategy in terms of informed consent and non-exploitation; planning and explaining, and our retention strategy in terms of communicating and recording and pacing and sharing data. Offering reflective analyses of our challenges and strategies may help develop skills that maximise the involvement of older adults in research, particularly technologies related research, whilst at the same time ensuring inclusive and non-exploitative research relationships.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	falls, home-based technologies, independent living,older adults retention
Subjects:	B900 Others in Subjects allied to Medicine
Department:	Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing
Depositing User:	EPrint Services
Date Deposited:	06 Aug 2010 12:38
Last Modified:	12 Oct 2019 14:40
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/2362

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