Recruitment
Stroke
EVENTS, RECRUITMENT, RECRUITMENT, STROKE
Participants were recruited from 2 large NZ cities: Auckland and Wellington. Recruitment settings were (1) face to face at community events such as night markets, outside pharmacies, in shopping malls, and via a mobile BP clinic run by the Stroke Foundation of NZ; (2) referrals from general practitioners (GPs) and pharmacists; (3) email invitations sent to staff at the University of Auckland; (4) six Facebook advertising campaigns; (5) two market research panels, Dynata and Horizon; and (6) HealthMatch, a clinical trial participant recruitment company. Specific engagement strategies were adopted to attract participants from Māori whānau and Pacific communities, including attendance at events with Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei (tangata whenua [indigenous people] of Tāmaki Makaurau or Auckland), hauora (well-being) health checks, local markets, and working directly with Pacific health organizations. All participants provided informed consent via the study smartphone app.