Recruitment Strategies

Uses

Risks & contraindications

Highlighted claims

• Future cardiovascular screening studies should account for sex-dependent and age-dependent differences at the design stage. — Sex-based and age-based differences in participation in an in-hospital atrial fibrillation screening study: a prospective cohort study in Switzerland
• Recruitment strategies should be tailored to demographic barriers instead of relying on uniform procedures. — Sex-based and age-based differences in participation in an in-hospital atrial fibrillation screening study: a prospective cohort study in Switzerland
• Possible design considerations include sex-age quotas, screening-log monitoring, early identification of slow-enrolling subgroups, lower visit burden, mobility support, and systematic collection of non-participation reasons. — Sex-based and age-based differences in participation in an in-hospital atrial fibrillation screening study: a prospective cohort study in Switzerland
• AF-related studies should plan for more clinical exclusions among men because of higher AF prevalence, more cardiac implantable devices, and more recent cardiac events or interventions. — Sex-based and age-based differences in participation in an in-hospital atrial fibrillation screening study: a prospective cohort study in Switzerland
• Eligible women may be less likely to consent, and participation may decline with age in both sexes. — Sex-based and age-based differences in participation in an in-hospital atrial fibrillation screening study: a prospective cohort study in Switzerland