Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of evidence-based recruitment and retention strategies for a longitudinal,
family-based HIV prevention intervention study targeting adolescents in psychiatric care by (1) determining consent rate (recruitment),
rate of participation at the first intervention session (retention), and follow-up attendance rate (retention); and (2) examining
socio-demographic factors, family-level processes, sexual risk-related indices, and intervention factors (i.e., treatment
arm) associated with study retention. Only one-third of the families contacted ultimately enrolled in the study. 81% of those
enrolled participated in the workshop and 72% attended the booster sessions with no significant differences between families
on any variable based on attendance. Retention over 1 year was 85% and did not differ by treatment arm. Strategies employed
were successful at retaining families once they were enrolled. Findings highlight barriers to enrollment for adolescents in
psychiatric care and suggest that it may be critical to integrate HIV prevention programs within community-based mental health
services in order to counteract recruitment challenges.
family-based HIV prevention intervention study targeting adolescents in psychiatric care by (1) determining consent rate (recruitment),
rate of participation at the first intervention session (retention), and follow-up attendance rate (retention); and (2) examining
socio-demographic factors, family-level processes, sexual risk-related indices, and intervention factors (i.e., treatment
arm) associated with study retention. Only one-third of the families contacted ultimately enrolled in the study. 81% of those
enrolled participated in the workshop and 72% attended the booster sessions with no significant differences between families
on any variable based on attendance. Retention over 1 year was 85% and did not differ by treatment arm. Strategies employed
were successful at retaining families once they were enrolled. Findings highlight barriers to enrollment for adolescents in
psychiatric care and suggest that it may be critical to integrate HIV prevention programs within community-based mental health
services in order to counteract recruitment challenges.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-11
- DOI 10.1007/s10826-011-9510-z
- Authors
- Chisina T. Kapungu, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 820 S. Wood St., M/C 808, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
- Carla M. Nappi, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
- Charu Thakral, Office of Diversity, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2620 University Hall, 601 South Morgan Street, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
- Steven A. Miller, Argosy University, Chicago, IL, USA
- Catharine Devlin, Department of Psychiatry, Institute for Juvenile Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1747 W. Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
- Cami McBride, Department of Psychology, Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL USA
- Emily Hasselquist, Department of Psychiatry, Institute for Juvenile Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1747 W. Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
- Gloria Coleman, Department of Psychiatry, Institute for Juvenile Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1747 W. Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
- Derek Drozd, Illinois State University, Normal, IL, USA
- Chinmayee Barve, Department of Psychiatry, Institute for Juvenile Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1747 W. Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
- Geri Donenberg, Department of Psychiatry, Institute for Juvenile Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1747 W. Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
- Ralph DiClemente, School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Larry Brown, Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital and the Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
- Project STYLE Study Group
- Journal Journal of Child and Family Studies
- Online ISSN 1573-2843
- Print ISSN 1062-1024