Factors associated with recruitment and retention of youth into smoking cessation intervention studies--a review of the literature
Open Access
- 9 April 2007
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Health Education Research
- Vol. 23 (2) , 359-368
- https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cym053
Abstract
This paper examines factors associated with high levels of recruitment and retention of youth into smoking cessation interventions. Fifty-five articles published from 1976 to June 2004 reported cessation outcomes were analyzed to examine the associations between selected variables and recruitment and retention rates. Studies with participants who smoked ≤5 cigarettes per day (cpd) were more likely to have recruitment rates ≥85%. Yet, studies with participants who smoked ≥6 cpd were more likely to have high retention rates. Studies that did not use incentives were more likely to have retention rates at end of intervention ≥85%. Findings indicate a lack of information reported about recruitment and retention procedures in adolescent tobacco cessation studies. Additional analyses and research need to be conducted to identify successful methods.Keywords
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