Participant motivation typologies as correlates of study participation and retention in randomized controlled trials targeting cognitive aging through computerized cognitive training.
Background and Objectives Participants' motivations may explain why they participate in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) research. Drawing on the Activator, Motivator, Outside mediator, Re-enforcer (AMOR) model of research engagement, this article utilized a mixed methods design to (...
| Publicado en: | Gerontologist Vol. 65; no. 12; pp. 1 - 13 |
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