Table 3.
Time and Cost Analysis By Means of Participant Recruitment
| Recruitment Strategies That Provided Subjects | Number of Dyads from Each Source N = 172 | Staff Hours Spent Recruiting Participants | Costs Incurred Using Staff Member’s Hourly Rates | Hours/Couple Recruited | Dollars/Couple Recruited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Recruitment Strategies | |||||
| Health Care Providers | 106 | 1089 | $ 16,267 | 10 | $153 |
| Churches | 3 | 49 | $ 1,578 | 16 | $526 |
| Support Groups | 19 | 400 | $5,481 | 21 | $288 |
| Community cancer organizations | 2 | 179 | $ 3,376 | 90 | $ 1,688 |
| Salons/Barbershops/Grocery stores | 2 | 59 | $2,170 | 30 | $ 1,085 |
| Senior Citizens Centers | 0 | 30 | $390 | None recruited | None recruited |
| Targeted Mailings | 5 | 189 | $ 2,457 | 38 | $491 |
| Media | 17 | 219 | $ 5,533 | 13 | $325 |
| Health Fairs | 0 | 130 | $ 1,690 | None recruited | None recruited |
| Professional association meetings | 0 | 40 | $1,444 | None recruited | None recruited |
| Word-of-Mouth | 4 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Indirect Recruitment Effort Expended | |||||
| Planning and Strategy Sessions | 172a | 270b | $ 9,008b | 1.6 | $ 52.37 |
| Other Recruitment | |||||
| No Recall of How Recruited | 14 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Total | 172 | 2,654 | $ 49,394 | ||
a
not included in column total
b
divided across all 172 participants and added to direct costs