Tools to maximize participant retention
The NIH-funded "Improve Long-Term Outcomes" (www.improveLTO.com) research infrastructure project (R24HL111895) has created practical tools for maximizing participant retention in longitudinal research studies. These FREE resources include adaptable tools, templates, and operations manuals to minimize loss to follow-up of research participants, including an interactive searchable database of >600 participant retention strategies. These resources were informed by a systematic review, qualitative research regarding best practices for cohort retention, and practical experience of the Johns Hopkins Outcomes After Critical Illness and Surgery research group (OACIS,www.hopkinsmedicine.org/OACIS). The direct link to these FREE cohort retention tools is: www.improvelto.com/cohort-retention-tools/