Lessons learned: Recruiting aging adults for research

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Buys: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8547-056X

MSU Affiliation

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion

Creation Date

2026-01-29

Abstract

Aging adults are the fastest-growing population in the United States, but they are underrepresented in health care research. Evidence-based decisions for aging adults need to be made using research done with this population. However, recruiting aging adults into research has many challenges. This article presents multiple cases of recruiting aging adults into nutrition research studies in 3 different US geographic locations. The challenges, successes, and lessons learned are presented. The lessons learned can provide guidance to others already doing research with aging adults and those clinical and community dietitians who want to start doing research with aging adults.

Publication Date

1-1-2020

Publication Title

Topics in Clinical Nutrition

Publisher

Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins

First Page

28

Last Page

41

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Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1097/TIN.0000000000000201