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Recruiting clinical personnel as research participants: a framework for assessing feasibility.
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- Increasing physician participation as subjects in scientific and quality improvement research.BMC medical ethics · 2022Article
- Dying in hospital in Germany - optimising care in the dying phase: study protocol for a multi-centre bottom-up intervention on ward level.BMC palliative care · 2022Article
- Using electronic health records to streamline provider recruitment for implementation science studies.PloS one · 2022Article
- Reflections on recruiting healthcare professionals as research participants: Learning from the ONSPres Study.HRB open research · 2022Article
- Recruitment in Health Services Research-A Study on Facilitators and Barriers for the Recruitment of Community-Based Healthcare Providers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- An Implementation Strategy to Expand Mobile Health Use in HIV Care Settings: Rapid Evaluation Study Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2021Article
- Feasibility and acceptability of commonly used screening instruments to identify frailty among community-dwelling older people: a mixed methods study.BMC geriatrics · 2020Article
- Characteristics of participants who withdraw from surgical simulation-based educational research.BMJ simulation & technology enhanced learning · 2019Article
- Enablers and challenges to occupational therapists' research engagement: A qualitative study.The British journal of occupational therapy · 2017Article
- The Impact of Stakeholder Preferences on Service User Adherence to Treatments for Schizophrenia and Metabolic Comorbidities.PloS one · 2016Article
- Recruitment of general practices: Is a standardised approach helpful in the involvement of healthcare professionals in research?SAGE open medicine · 2016Article
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Abstract
Increasing numbers of research studies test interventions for clinicians in addition to or instead of interventions for patients. Although previous studies have enumerated barriers to patient enrolment in clinical trials, corresponding barriers have not been identified for enrolling clinicians as subjects. We propose a framework of metrics for evidence-based estimation of time and resources required for recruiting clinicians as research participants, and present an example from a federally funded study. Our framework proposes metrics for tracking five steps in the recruitment process: gaining entry into facilities, obtaining accurate eligibility and contact information, reaching busy clinicians, assessing willingness to participate, and scheduling participants for data collection. We analyzed recruitment records from a qualitative study exploring performance feedback at US Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAMCs); five recruiters sought to reach two clinicians at 16 facilities for a one-hour interview. Objective metrics were calculable for all five steps; metric values varied considerably across facilities. Obtaining accurate contact information slowed down recruiting the most. We conclude that successfully recruiting even small numbers of employees requires considerable resourcefulness and more calendar time than anticipated. Our proposed framework provides an empirical basis for estimating research-recruitment timelines, planning subject-recruitment strategies, and assessing the research accessibility of clinical sites.
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