- Title
- Recruiting and retaining young adults: What can we learn from behavioural interventions targeting nutrition, physical activity and/or obesity? A systematic review of the literature
- Creator
- Whatnall, Megan C.; Hutchesson, Melinda J.; Sharkey, Thomas; Haslam, Rebecca L.; Bezzina, Aaron; Collins, Clare E.; Tzelepis, Flora; Ashton, Lee M.
- Relation
- NHMRC.APP1143269 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1143269
- Relation
- Public Health Nutrition Vol. 24, Issue 17, p. 5686-5703
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1368980021001129
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2021
- Description
- Objective: To describe strategies used to recruit and retain young adults in nutrition, physical activity and/or obesity intervention studies, and quantify the success and efficiency of these strategies. Design: A systematic review was conducted. The search included six electronic databases to identify randomised controlled trials (RCT) published up to 6 December 2019 that evaluated nutrition, physical activity and/or obesity interventions in young adults (17–35 years). Recruitment was considered successful if the pre-determined sample size goal was met. Retention was considered acceptable if ≥80 % retained for ≤6-month follow-up or ≥70 % for >6-month follow-up. Results: From 21 582 manuscripts identified, 107 RCT were included. Universities were the most common recruitment setting used in eighty-four studies (79 %). Less than half (46 %) of the studies provided sufficient information to evaluate whether individual recruitment strategies met sample size goals, with 77 % successfully achieving recruitment targets. Reporting for retention was slightly better with 69 % of studies providing sufficient information to determine whether individual retention strategies achieved adequate retention rates. Of these, 65 % had adequate retention. Conclusions: This review highlights poor reporting of recruitment and retention information across trials. Findings may not be applicable outside a university setting. Guidance on how to improve reporting practices to optimise recruitment and retention strategies within young adults could assist researchers in improving outcomes.
- Subject
- young adults; nutrition; physical activity; obesity; systematic review; recruitment; SDG 3; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1474795
- Identifier
- uon:49373
- Identifier
- ISSN:1368-9800
- Language
- eng
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