کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
7508149 1486169 2012 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Respondent-driven sampling to recruit young adult non-medical users of pharmaceutical opioids: Problems and solutions
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی علوم اعصاب رفتاری
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Respondent-driven sampling to recruit young adult non-medical users of pharmaceutical opioids: Problems and solutions
چکیده انگلیسی
Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) has been promoted as a superior method in recruiting hard-to-reach and hidden populations. Although its application has expanded enormously, there remains a need for empirical data evaluating the performance of RDS in different settings. This study describes the application of RDS to recruit a community sample (N = 396) of young adults (18-23 years old) into a natural history study of non-medical pharmaceutical opioid use. Since recruitment targeted non-dependent pharmaceutical opioid users, and applied other eligibility restrictions, several modifications had to be made to make RDS work with this narrowly defined target population. RDS recruitment was less efficient than expected, and produced greater numbers of African American recruits than anticipated. Although the sampling quota was met, sample analysis revealed a lack of equilibrium in terms of ethnic composition and very strong in-group recruitment tendencies among White and African American respondents. This study contributes potentially helpful insights into the strengths and limitations of using RDS which may benefit future studies.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - Volume 121, Issues 1–2, 1 February 2012, Pages 23-29
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