TY - JOUR
T1 - Facilitators and barriers to successful recruitment into a large comparative effectiveness trial
T2 - A qualitative study
AU - Behringer-Massera, Stephanie
AU - Browne, Terysia
AU - George, Geny
AU - Duran, Sally
AU - Cherrington, Andrea
AU - McKee, M. Diane
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Future Medicine Ltd.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Background: Recruitment of participants into research studies, especially individuals from minority groups, is challenging; lack of diversity may lead to biased findings. Aim: To explore beliefs about research participation among individuals who were approached and eligible for the GRADE study. Methods: In-depth qualitative telephone interviews with randomized participants (n = 25) and eligible individuals who declined to enroll (n = 26). Results: Refusers and consenters differed in trust and perceptions of risk, benefits and burden of participation. Few participants understood how comparative effectiveness research differed from other types of trials; however, some features of comparative effectiveness research were perceived as lower risk. Conclusion: We identified facilitators and addressable barriers to participation in research studies.
AB - Background: Recruitment of participants into research studies, especially individuals from minority groups, is challenging; lack of diversity may lead to biased findings. Aim: To explore beliefs about research participation among individuals who were approached and eligible for the GRADE study. Methods: In-depth qualitative telephone interviews with randomized participants (n = 25) and eligible individuals who declined to enroll (n = 26). Results: Refusers and consenters differed in trust and perceptions of risk, benefits and burden of participation. Few participants understood how comparative effectiveness research differed from other types of trials; however, some features of comparative effectiveness research were perceived as lower risk. Conclusion: We identified facilitators and addressable barriers to participation in research studies.
KW - comparative effectiveness research
KW - qualitative research
KW - recruitment
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U2 - 10.2217/cer-2019-0010
DO - 10.2217/cer-2019-0010
M3 - Article
C2 - 31368793
AN - SCOPUS:85071702144
SN - 2042-6305
VL - 8
SP - 815
EP - 826
JO - Journal of comparative effectiveness research
JF - Journal of comparative effectiveness research
IS - 10
ER -
