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. 2011 Jun;51(Suppl 1):S94–S105. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnq076

Table 2.

Enrollment of Research Participants by Recruitment Approach and Type of Community Organization

Type of community organization Recruitment approach
Public event in community CBO-sponsored recruitment event or active referral Flyer/phoned into study In-person, on-street contact in community Participant of another UCLA study Personal referrals Not documented Total no. of enrolled participants
Women's social services 2 1 3
Youth 5 5
Union 8 2 10
Senior services 57 57
Family multisocial services 22 3 25a
Alzheimer's association 3 3
Medical clinic or hospital 8 1 9
Faith based 4 1 5 10
Coalition building 1 1
None—private individuals 11 11
Not documented 2 2
Not applicable 13 5 18
Total no. of enrolled participants 7 104 7 13 5 16 2 154

Note: CBO = community-based organization; UCLA = University of Los Angeles–California.

a

In total, 12 of 22 enrolled participants came from one organization with preexisting partnership with UCLA (East Los Angeles Service Center).