Predictors of Attrition Among Rural Breast Cancer Survivors

Research in Nursing and Health - Tập 37 Số 1 - Trang 21-31 - 2014
Karen Meneses1, Andrés Azuero2, Xiaogang Su3, Rachel Benz2, Patrick McNees4
1School of Nursing; University of Alabama; Birmingham AL
2University of Alabama School of Nursing, Birmingham, AL
3University of Texas Department of Mathematical Sciences El Paso TX
4University of Alabama School of Health Professions Birmingham AL

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AbstractAttrition can jeopardize both internal and external validity. The goal of this secondary analysis was to examine predictors of attrition using baseline data of 432 participants in the Rural Breast Cancer Survivors study. Attrition predictors were conceptualized based on demographic, social, cancer treatment, physical health, and mental health characteristics. Baseline measures were selected using this conceptualization. Bivariate tests of association, discrete‐time Cox regression models and recursive partitioning techniques were used in analysis. Results showed that 100 participants (23%) dropped out by Month 12. Non‐linear tree analyses showed that poor mental health and lack of health insurance were significant predictors of attrition. Findings contribute to future research efforts to reduce research attrition among rural underserved populations. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Research in Nursing and Health

Tập 37 Số 1

21-31

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