Date of Award
Spring 2018
Document Type
Capstone
Degree Name
Master of Public Health (MPH)
Department
Public Health
First Advisor
Erika Ziller, Ph.D
Second Advisor
Anush Hansen, MS, MA
Abstract
The purpose of this capstone project was to explore best practices in recruiting rural Maine cancer patients and their families for focus groups by developing, implementing, and reflecting upon a recruitment protocol using an Evidence-Based Practice framework. The basis of this project was a partnership between the Dempsey Center and the Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine (USM). This partnership was developed to explore ways to connect underserved (especially rural) and uninsured Maine cancer patients and their families to free cancer support services and resources. To help achieve this goal, USM researchers planned to conduct two focus groups with cancer patients and family members/caregivers who live in rural areas of Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford counties and who have never used cancer support services from an organization like the Dempsey Center before.
Recommended Citation
Caron, Mary, "Exploring Best Practices in Recruiting Rural Maine Cancer Patients and Their Families to Participate in Focus Groups" (2018). Muskie School Capstones and Dissertations. 144.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/muskie_capstones/144
