Changes in Health Knowledge and Lifestyles After Participating in a Research Study

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dc.contributor.advisorKimberly Fulda
dc.contributor.committeeMemberJoseph E. Warren
dc.contributor.committeeMemberRaghu R. Krishnamoorthy
dc.creatorResendes, Erica M.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-22T21:06:09Z
dc.date.available2019-08-22T21:06:09Z
dc.date.issued2014-12-01
dc.date.submitted2015-06-17T10:30:06-07:00
dc.description.abstractAdvancements in health care would not have been possible without clinical research and more importantly those participants who volunteered. In order to continue this path of improvement, it is important to tackle issues of problematic recruitment and encourage more individuals to consider participating. Benefits associated with clinical research are a major driving force behind an individual’s decision to participate. This study examined a different type of benefit, one that is not in the primary aim of the study. By highlighting such benefits, the public’s perceptions of clinical research can be broadened, encouraging more individuals to consider participating. To assess these benefits, a one-time survey was completed by a parent/legal guardian of a child who participated in one of two previous research studies. The survey included questions from the initial studies to serve for comparison purposes. Results demonstrated that since completing the study a total of 34 (55.7%) parents/legal guardians reported a change in the child’s diet, while 43 (70.5%) reported a change in the child’s physical activities. When comparing responses (pre vs post), parents/legal guardians at the time of the follow- up study were more likely to make their child eat healthy and exercise regularly as well as describe their child as not being overweight. Lastly, a total of 42 (84%) of parents/legal guardians reported that they would be likely to participate in future studies as well as let their child participate in future studies.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/29069
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectMedical Sciences
dc.subjectMedicine and Health Sciences
dc.subjectresearch participation
dc.subjectbenefits
dc.titleChanges in Health Knowledge and Lifestyles After Participating in a Research Study
dc.typeInternship Practicum Report
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thesis.degree.departmentGraduate School of Biomedical Sciences
thesis.degree.disciplineClinical Research Management
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science

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