Clinical Research

Studies from E.R. Marcantonio and co-researchers in the area of clinical research published

Published in Nursing Home and Elder Business Week, October 5th, 2008

Researchers in the United States conducted a study "To identify barriers and motivators to participation in long-term clinical research by high-risk elderly people and to develop procedures to maximize recruitment and retention. Quantitative and qualitative survey."

"Academic primary care medicine and pre-anesthesia testing clinics. Fifty patients aged 70 and older, including 25 medical patients at high risk of hospitalization and 25 patients with planned major surgery. Fifteen- to 20-minute interviews involved open- and closed-ended questions guided by an in-depth script. Two planned study protocols were presented to each participant. Both involved serial...

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Source: Nursing Home and Elder Business Week (2008-10-05)

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