Research Article: Recruitment of hard-to-reach population subgroups via adaptations of the snowball sampling strategy

Nurse researchers and educators often engage in outreach to narrowly defined populations. This article offers examples of how variations on the snowball sampling recruitment strategy can be applied in the creation of culturally appropriate, community-based information dissemination efforts related to recruitment to health education programs and research studies. Examples from the primary author's program of research are provided to demonstrate how adaptations of snowball sampling can be used effectively in the recruitment of members of traditionally underserved or vulnerable populations. The adaptation of snowball sampling techniques, as described in this article, helped the authors to gain access to each of…

• UO
  University of California, San Diego
• NC
  National Cancer Institute
• NI
  National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities