ABSTRACT

The underlying mechanisms of sexual minority women’s (SMW’s) physical and mental health disparities are not well understood. Relationship factors are particularly understudied, and data are rarely collected from both same-sex female partners. Most research is cross sectional limiting our understanding of day-to-day experiences. This paper describes the feasibility of recruiting a large sample of SMW and their female partners for a disparity-focused daily diary study investigating alcohol use and mental health. A firm specializing in sexual minority market research assisted with recruitment from multiple sources and conducted an initial pre-screening of SMW and their female partners, at least one of whom drank alcohol regularly. A total of 4182 individuals completed the pre-screener, and information for 930 individuals (465 couples) was sent to the research team. Then, 376 individuals (188 couples) completed the study screener, met the inclusion criteria, and were invited to participate. Ultimately, 326 individuals (163 couples) consented and completed baseline. A total of 321 individuals, from 162 couples, began the daily diary portion of the study. Compliance with study procedures was excellent. The use of multiple recruitment sources increased the diversity of the sample. Challenges to recruitment, changes in protocol, and characteristics of the final sample are discussed.RM

摘要

性少数女性 (SMW) 身心健康差异的潜在机制尚不清楚。关系因素的研究尤其少，而且很少从同性女性伴侣那里收集数据。大多数研究都是横断面的，限制了我们对日常经验的理解。本文描述了招募大量 SMW 及其女性伴侣样本进行一项调查饮酒和心理健康的以差异为重点的每日日记研究的可行性。一家专门从事性少数群体市场研究的公司协助从多个来源进行招聘，并对 SMW 及其女性伴侣进行了初步预筛，其中至少一名女性伴侣经常饮酒。共有4182人完成预筛，并将 930 人（465 对夫妇）的信息发送给了研究团队。然后，376 人（188 对夫妇）完成了研究筛选，符合纳入标准，并被邀请参加。最终，326 人（163 对夫妇）同意并完成基线。来自 162 对夫妇的 321 个人开始了这项研究的每日日记部分。遵守学习程序非常好。多个招聘来源的使用增加了样本的多样性。讨论了招募的挑战、协议的变化以及最终样本的特征。RM 从 162 对夫妇中，开始了研究的日常日记部分。遵守学习程序非常好。多个招聘来源的使用增加了样本的多样性。讨论了招募的挑战、协议的变化以及最终样本的特征。RM 从 162 对夫妇中，开始了研究的日常日记部分。遵守学习程序非常好。多个招聘来源的使用增加了样本的多样性。讨论了招募的挑战、协议的变化以及最终样本的特征。RM