ArticleFamily practice2018
Recruiting primary care practices for practice-based research: a case study of a group-randomized study (TRANSLATE CKD) recruitment process.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pooled it
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- Design and Performance of an Email-Based Patient Recruitment Campaign in Primary Care Research: Formative Secondary Analysis.JMIR human factors · 2026Article
- Exploring participants' characteristics and self-assessed readiness to conduct clinical trials in general practice - baseline analysis of the RaPHaeL practice-based research network.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2025Article
- The Comprehensive Resilience-building psychosocial Intervention (CREST) for people with dementia in the community: a feasibility and acceptability study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2024Article
- Primary care involvement in clinical research - prerequisites, motivators, and barriers: results from a study series.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2024Article
- Experiences with Innovation Fund healthcare models in primary care: a qualitative study amongst German general practitioners.Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) · 2024Article
- Recruitment strategies and retention rates for five National Dental PBRN studies.Journal of clinical and translational science · 2024Article
- Challenges and strategies for conducting research in primary health care practice: an integrative review.BMC health services research · 2023Review
- Recruitment and retention of primary care practices in the Southeastern Collaboration to Improve Blood Pressure Control.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2023Article
- [The German Innovation Fund and primary care-What expectations and experiences do general practitioners have with regard to participating in innovative care models?]Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2022Article
- The Norwegian PraksisNett: a nationwide practice-based research network with a novel IT infrastructure.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2022Article
- Facilitators and Barriers to Recruiting Ambulatory Oncology Practices Into a Large Multisite Study: Mixed Methods Study.JMIR cancer · 2020Article
- Barriers to recruiting primary care practices for implementation research during COVID-19: A qualitative study of practice coaches from the Stop Unhealthy (STUN) Alcohol Use Now trial.Implementation research and practiceArticle
- Effort Required and Lessons Learned From Recruiting Health Plans and Rural Primary Care Practices for a Cancer Screening Outreach Study.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
Background: We assessed the challenging process of recruiting primary care practices in a practice-based research study. Methods: In this descriptive case study of recruitment data collected for a large practice-based study (TRANSLATE CKD), 48 single or multiple-site health care organizations in the USA with a total of 114 practices were invited to participate. We collected quantitative and qualitative measures of recruitment process and outcomes for the first 25 practices recruited. Information about 13 additional practices is not provided due to staff transitions and limited data collection resources. Results: Initial outreach was made to 114 practices (from 48 organizations, 41% small); 52 (45%) practices responded with interest. Practices enrolled in the study (n = 25) represented 22% of the total outreach number, or 48% of those initially interested. Average time to enroll was 71 calendar days (range 11-107). There was no difference in the number of days practices remained under recruitment, based on enrolled versus not enrolled (44.8 ± 30.4 versus 46.8 ± 25.4 days, P = 0.86) or by the organization size, i.e. large versus small (defined by having ≤4 distinct practices; 52 ± 23.6 versus 43.6 ± 27.8 days; P = 0.46). The most common recruitment barriers were administrative, e.g. lack of perceived direct organizational benefit, and were more prominent among large organizations. Conclusions: Despite the general belief that the research topic, invitation method, and interest in research may facilitate practice recruitment, our results suggest that most of the recruitment challenges represent managerial challenges. Future research projects may need to consider relevant methodologies from businesses administration and marketing fields.
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