TY - JOUR
KW - Analgesics, Opioid
KW - Epidemics
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - opioid epidemic
KW - Opioid-Related Disorders/epidemiology
KW - Postpartum Period
KW - Pregnancy
KW - United States/epidemiology
KW - Hard-to-reach populations
KW - Postpartum
KW - Recruitment stragies
AU - C. D. Placek
AU - J. M. Place
AU - J. Wies
A1 - 
AB - PURPOSE: Opioid use disorder among women of childbearing age has reached epidemic proportions. In rural regions of the United States, recruiting perinatal women who use nonmedical opioids to participate in research is wrought with challenges, including barriers such as community stigma, lack of transportation, and time constraints. The current study describes our process and challenges of recruiting pregnant and postpartum women in rural Indiana consisting of women who misuse opioids and those who do not. DESCRIPTION: We employed multiple strategies to recruit participants. Methods included (1) sampling from healthcare facilities based on referrals from front-desk staff and frontline healthcare workers; (2) dissemination of flyers and brochures within healthcare facilities and the community, supported with onsite research assistant presence; (3) digital methods coupled with snowball sampling; and (4) local community talks that provided information about the study. ASSESSMENT: Our multiple recruitment efforts revealed that building relationships with community stakeholders was key in recruiting women who use nonmedical opioids, but that digital methods were more effective in recruiting a larger sample of pregnant and postpartum women in a short amount of time. CONCLUSION: We conclude by making several recommendations to enhance academic-community partnerships in order to bolster sample sizes for prolonged research studies. Furthermore, we highlight the need to destigmatize addiction in order to better serve hard-to-reach populations through research and practice.
AD - Department of Anthropology, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, 47306, USA. cplacek@bsu.edu.; Department of Nutrition and Health Science, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, USA.; Department of Anthropology, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, 40475, USA.
BT - Maternal and child health journal
C5 - Education & Workforce; Healthcare Disparities; Opioids & Substance Use
CP - 7
CY - United States
DO - 10.1007/s10995-021-03143-1
IS - 7
JF - Maternal and child health journal
LA - eng
M1 - Journal Article
N2 - PURPOSE: Opioid use disorder among women of childbearing age has reached epidemic proportions. In rural regions of the United States, recruiting perinatal women who use nonmedical opioids to participate in research is wrought with challenges, including barriers such as community stigma, lack of transportation, and time constraints. The current study describes our process and challenges of recruiting pregnant and postpartum women in rural Indiana consisting of women who misuse opioids and those who do not. DESCRIPTION: We employed multiple strategies to recruit participants. Methods included (1) sampling from healthcare facilities based on referrals from front-desk staff and frontline healthcare workers; (2) dissemination of flyers and brochures within healthcare facilities and the community, supported with onsite research assistant presence; (3) digital methods coupled with snowball sampling; and (4) local community talks that provided information about the study. ASSESSMENT: Our multiple recruitment efforts revealed that building relationships with community stakeholders was key in recruiting women who use nonmedical opioids, but that digital methods were more effective in recruiting a larger sample of pregnant and postpartum women in a short amount of time. CONCLUSION: We conclude by making several recommendations to enhance academic-community partnerships in order to bolster sample sizes for prolonged research studies. Furthermore, we highlight the need to destigmatize addiction in order to better serve hard-to-reach populations through research and practice.
PP - United States
PY - 2021
SN - 1573-6628; 1092-7875
SP - 1031
EP - 1035
EP - 
T1 - Reflections and Challenges of Pregnant and Postpartum Participant Recruitment in the Context of the Opioid Epidemic
T2 - Maternal and child health journal
TI - Reflections and Challenges of Pregnant and Postpartum Participant Recruitment in the Context of the Opioid Epidemic
U1 - Education & Workforce; Healthcare Disparities; Opioids & Substance Use
U2 - 33904023
U3 - 10.1007/s10995-021-03143-1
VL - 25
VO - 1573-6628; 1092-7875
Y1 - 2021
Y2 - Jul
ER -