Widening participation - recruitment methods in mental health randomised controlled trials: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Barriers to mental health research participation are well documented including distrust of services and research; and stigma surrounding mental health. They can contribute to a lack of diversity amongst participants in mental health research, which threatens the generalisability of knowledge. Given the recent widespread use of the internet in medical research, this study aimed to explore the perspectives of key partners on the use of online (e.g. social media) and offline (e.g. in-person) recruitment as an approach to improving diversity in mental health randomised controlled trials (RCTs).

Methods

Face-to-face and online interviews/focus groups with researchers working in mental health and Patient and Public Involvement partners in the United Kingdom. Recordings

SUBMITTER: Iflaifel M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10512591 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature