Recruiting Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors for Patient-Reported Outcome Research: Experiences and Sample Characteristics of the SURVAYA Study.
Carla C P VlooswijkLonneke V van de Poll-FranseSilvie H M JanssenEsther DerksenMilou J P ReuversRhodé M BijlsmaSuzanne E J KaalJan Martijn KerstJacqueline M TrompMonique E M M BosTom van der HulleRoy I LalisangJanine NuverMathilde C M KouwenhovenWinette T A van der GraafOlga HussonPublished in: Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) (2022)
Study participation was significantly lower among specific subgroups of AYA cancer survivors. Higher response rates were achieved when a paper questionnaire was included, and reminders were sent. To increase representativeness of future AYA study samples, recruitment strategies could focus on integrating patient-reported outcomes in clinical practice and involving AYA patients to promote participation in research.