Description of Table 2:
Relative Effectiveness of Recruitment Techniques. Note: Please consider study cohort differences when comparing strategies. Target audience for methods 1 & 2 was CIL consumers. Target audience for methods 3, 4 & 5 was the general population of people with disabilities. Target audience for methods 6 & 7 was Medicaid beneficiaries with physical disabilities.
Method 1: 639 letters were sent to CIL consumers. 55 were recruited (8.6%).
Method 2: CIL staff spoke to 164 CIL consumers. 38 were recruited (23.2%).
Method 3: We made 374 media contacts. 25 people were recruited (6.7%).
Method 4: We provided 268 medical provider packets. Two people were recruited (0.7%).
Method 5: We posted 250 flyers posted in the community. Six people were recruited (2.4%).
Method 6: We sent the newsletter series to 119 people and nine were recruited (7.6%).
Method 7: Motivational Interviews were conducted with 123 people and 24 were recruited (22.9%).
