Patient ‐initiated recruitment for clinical research: Evaluation of an outpatient letter research statement

ConclusionThe analysis suggests that simple, single‐solution approaches such as including research statements in outpatient letters are unlikely to be sufficient to significantly facilitate patient‐initiated recruitment. Recruitment efforts need to take into consideration the diversity of patient constituencies including the reasons they seek health care, and how patients can meaningfully access information (research literacy).

Source: Health Expectations - November 22, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Matthias Wienroth, Louise Caffrey, Charles Wolfe, Christopher McKevitt Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH PAPER Source Type: research