| 73 3 Appendices A. Recruitment strategies and samples per country. Each country used their own mix of recruitment strategies to maximize inclusion rates. Each country’s recruitment strategies are described in more detail below. Australia utilized national listings of individuals and organizations involved in diagnosis and post-diagnostic support and recruitment registries. These included diagnostic clinics, medical specialists and peak bodies. Canada recruited via e-mails and e-newsletters. Online flyers/posters were shared on social media (Facebook, Twitter) to reach various associations involved in dementia diagnosis and post-diagnostic support. Recruitment e-mails were sent to educational institutions (e.g., provincial medical school; family medicine department), long-term care facilities, a provincial ‘Alzheimer plan’ community of practice group, and provincial Alzheimer Societies. The Netherlands recruited via the memory clinic, the local dementia case managers, and social media channels (LinkedIn). Poland recruited via memory outpatient clinics, psychiatric and geriatric wards of their clinic, meetingdem centers, and specialist Alzheimer’s centers. United Kingdom used recruitment flyers/ posters/emails which were shared with known contacts and Dementia UK, Alzheimer’s Society, a local Dementia charity a local government ‘Dementia Friendly Cities’ initiative.
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