Methodological issues in the recruitment of ethnic minority subjects to research via the Internet: a discussion paper.

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1: Int J Nurs Stud. 2005 Nov;42(8):923-9.

[edit] Methodological issues in the recruitment of ethnic minority subjects to research via the Internet: a discussion paper.

Im EO,
Chee W.

School of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin, 1700 Red River, Austin, TX 78701, USA. eim@mail.nur.utexas.edu

In this paper, issues in Internet recruitment of ethnic minorities in the US are explored through an analysis of an Internet survey study. The issues include those related to: (a) the difficulties in ensuring authenticity; (b) a lack of cooperation by gate keepers; (c) the flexibility required in the recruitment process; (d) a very low response rate; and (e) selected groups of ethnic minorities. Based on the discussions on the issues, we propose regular updates of knowledge and skills related to Internet interactions and technologies, usage of multiple recruitment sources, pluralistic recruitment approaches, and a quota sampling method.

PMID: 16210030 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]