PMID- 10892534
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20001108
LR  - 20181130
IS  - 0883-6612 (Print)
IS  - 0883-6612 (Linking)
VI  - 22
IP  - 1
DP  - 2000 Winter
TI  - Results of a volunteer program to conduct dietary intervention research for 
      women.
PG  - 94-100
AB  - The American Cancer Society (ACS) initiated the Breast Cancer Dietary 
      Intervention Project (BCDIP) to involve community volunteers in cancer-related 
      intervention research activities focused on dietary fat reduction in women with 
      breast cancer. This article presents data on the volunteer aspects of the 
      project, with two aims: (a) to describe the volunteer recruitment and 
      intervention designed for the BCDIP, conducted jointly by the American Cancer 
      Society and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and (b) to present 
      baseline characteristics and predictors of retention of the BCDIP volunteers. 
      There were five types of volunteers, called volunteer adjunct researchers or 
      VARs, in the BCDIP. VARs were recruited using a variety of approaches, including 
      electronic media alerts, flyers in oncology clinics, and notices in the 
      newsletters of state nursing and nutritional professional organizations. Over 
      half of all VARs came from two main sources: the media (television, radio, 
      newspapers) and from work-related sources. Over half (58%) of the VARs had 
      professional licenses in nursing or dietetics, and 46% were employed full-time. 
      Several types of motivations for participating in the BCDIP, including altruistic 
      reasons (want to help others, help people with cancer), health concerns 
      (family/friend with breast cancer, have had cancer), and work-related reasons 
      (gain professional skills) were important. Sixty-eight percent of VARs remained 
      with the project for its entirety. Predictors of retention in the VAR program 
      included previous ACS volunteer experience with initial motivations to volunteer 
      and the interaction of employment status and professional nursing training. In 
      future research and community-based projects, better recruitment and volunteer 
      coordination procedures should be used to reduce dropout rates and maintain 
      volunteer commitment and participation.
FAU - Bowen, D J
AU  - Bowen DJ
AD  - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
FAU - Kuniyuki, A
AU  - Kuniyuki A
FAU - Shattuck, A
AU  - Shattuck A
FAU - Nixon, D W
AU  - Nixon DW
FAU - Sponzo, R W
AU  - Sponzo RW
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - England
TA  - Ann Behav Med
JT  - Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral 
      Medicine
JID - 8510246
SB  - IM
MH  - American Cancer Society
MH  - Breast Neoplasms/*diet therapy
MH  - Feasibility Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Motivation
MH  - Personnel Selection/economics/*methods
MH  - Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic/economics
MH  - Regional Medical Programs/*organization & administration
MH  - United States
MH  - Volunteers/*psychology
MH  - *Women's Health
MH  - Workforce
EDAT- 2000/07/13 11:00
MHDA- 2001/02/28 10:01
CRDT- 2000/07/13 11:00
PHST- 2000/07/13 11:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2001/02/28 10:01 [medline]
PHST- 2000/07/13 11:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1007/BF02895173 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Ann Behav Med. 2000 Winter;22(1):94-100. doi: 10.1007/BF02895173.