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Engagement and Retention of Suicide Attempters in Clinical Research

Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: BACKGROUND: High attrition rates in longitudinal research can limit study generalizability, threaten internal validity, and decrease statistical power. Research has demonstrated that there can be significant differences between participants who complete a research study and those who drop out prematurely, and that treatment outcomes may be dependent on retention in a treatment protocol. AIMS: The current paper describes the challenges encountered when implementing a randomized controlled trial of cognitive therapy for the prevention of suicide attempts and the solutions developed to overcome these problems. METHODS: Problems unique to suicide attempters are discussed, and strategies successfully implemented to boost retention rates are provided. RESULTS: The methods implemented appeared to increase retention rates in the randomized controlled trial. CONCLUSIONS: Many steps can be taken to work with this difficult population, and researchers are encouraged to be as involved and flexible with participants as possible.
Source: Crisis
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000018
Institutions: Yale University, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, Boston University, Boston Medical Center, National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, University of Pennsylvania
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Open Access status: green
Awards: G1410859870, G1750401380, G2305480092, Latexin's role in parsing stem cells, PARS and peroxynitrite induced cell death, G838827098, EARLY COGNITIVE INTERVENTION FOR SUICIDE ATTEMPTERS, Influences on the Sustainability of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies, G935067621
OpenAlex ID: W2055175295
FWCI: 1.787
Cites: 18
Cited by: 36
Related to: 10