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Broadening Recruitment Paradigms to Increase Occupational Safety and Health Research Engagement

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Engaging target populations and obtaining reliable research data has become increasingly difficult. Traditional randomized control trial (RCT) approaches, though useful in establishing sound knowledge and identifying effective interventions, can also be counterproductive. This brief provides examples from past research initiatives in which RCT approaches were ineffective and supplemented with alternate recruitment and engagement strategies. In its conclusion, we propose methods for broadening our research approaches to better serve the populations we work with: farmers, commercial fishermen, and loggers. Further, we invite others to join this conversation.

Source: Journal of Agromedicine

DOI: 10.1080/1059924x.2025.2582651

Authors: Pamela J. Milkovich, Florence Becot, Julie A. Sorensen, Amanda B. Roome, Erika E. Scott

Institutions: Bassett Healthcare Network, Pennsylvania State University

Language: English

Topic: Ethics in Clinical Research

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health