Applied Nursing Research
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 269-275, November 2011

Online research in older adults: lessons learned from conducting an online randomized controlled trial☆

  • Eun-Shim Nahm, PhD, RN

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    • University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 410 706 4913; fax: +1 410 706 3289.
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  • Barker Bausell, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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  • Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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  • Barbara Covington, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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  • Patricia F. Brennan, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705
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  • Rekha Mathews, MSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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  • Joon Ho Park, MSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA

Received 19 May 2009; received in revised form 3 September 2009; accepted 15 September 2009. published online 26 October 2009.

Abstract 

The Internet has revolutionized health care delivery. With the increasing number of online users and the advancement of eHealth technologies, many health care studies have been conducted online. However, online research is still a relatively new field, and many methodological issues still need to be investigated. Over the years, the authors have conducted studies on various aspects of online health intervention research, including development and usability testing of online health interventions, Web surveys, and an online randomized controlled trial employing older adult online users. The purpose of this article was to describe lessons learned from conducting an online randomized controlled trial designed to improve older adults' health behaviors focusing on methodological issues and strategies to overcome them.

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☆ This study was supported by Grant R21 AG026013 from the National Institute on Aging.

PII: S0897-1897(09)00105-0

doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2009.09.004

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 269-275, November 2011

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