Key considerations and recommendations for recruiting older adults in physical activity studies
This study provides expert-driven, consensus-based recommendations to improve the recruitment of older adults for PA studies. Adherence to ethical considerations, informed consent procedures, stakeholder collaboration, and tailored strategies for technology-assisted interventions were highlighted. These findings offer practical guidance for researchers and practitioners in planning and obtaining adequate participation in PA studies involving older adults.
Authors
- Юлія Павлова (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8111-4469)
- Eleni Epiphaniou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0321-6371)
- Ayşegül Ilgaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0640-2820)
- Michael Brach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6676-9742)
- Rafał Stemplewski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0260-6378)
- Zaur Gasimov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1992-5364)
- Veysel Alcan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7786-8591)
- Melanie Mack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5512-0339)
- Magdalena Cyma-Wejchenig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7532-8121)
- Elpidio Attoh-Mensah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6469-0982)
- Sebahat Gözüm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8672-8016)
- Sunwoo Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7847-1529)
- Ana Morais (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3036-2526)
- Antoine Langeard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5284-2435)
Institutions
- University of Geneva (CH)
- Oxford Brookes University (GB)
- Inserm (FR)
- Akdeniz University (TR)
- European University Cyprus (CY)
- University of Évora (PT)
- University of Münster (DE)
- Lviv State University of Physical Culture (UA)
- Azerbaijan Scientific-Research & Design-Prospecting Power Engineering Institute (AZ)
- FORS – Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences (CH)
- Hungarian University of Sports Science (HU)
- Tarsus University (TR)
- Cyceron (FR)
- Université de Limoges (FR)
- Palacký University Olomouc (CZ)
- Université de Caen Normandie (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Research Methodology
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-025-02659-2
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Physical Activity and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.33