A qualitative study of recruiting for investigations in primary care: Plan, pay, minimise intermediaries and keep it simple:

SAGE Open Medicine

Timothy WKenealy¹ 

关键词: Recruitment;    patient selection;    primary health care;    general practice;    family practice;    research design;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2050312115596649

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Objectives:We sought successful strategies to recruit patient and practitioner participants for studies from primary care.Methods:We interviewed people who had participated and who had not participated in a randomised controlled trial that did not reach recruitment target and successful primary care researchers. The participants and non-participants were mostly Pacific peoples. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analysed and reported using qualitative description. The study took place in New Zealand in 2013–2014.Results:A total of 31 people were interviewed. Researchers agreed that recruitment was usually the single most important phase of research but was usually under-planned and under-funded. All researchers recommended a pilot study that addressed recruitment. Successful researchers actively monitored recruitment and adapted the process as needed. Most projects were undertaken by our researchers recruited via an intermediary such as a general practice nurse. Strategies were adapted to the targ...

【 授权许可】

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