Reframing Recruitment: Evaluating Framing in Authorization for Research Contact Programs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The changing clinical research recruitment landscape involves practical challenges but introduces opportunities. Researchers can now identify large numbers of eligible patients through electronic health record review and can directly contact those who have authorized contact. Applying behavioral science-driven strategies to design and frame communication could affect patients' willingness to authorize contact and their understanding of these programs. The ethical and practical implications of various strategies warrant empirical evaluation.

Methods

We conducted an online survey (n = 1070) using a nationally-representative sample. Participants were asked to imagine being asked for authorization for research contact in clinic. They were randomly assigned to v

SUBMITTER: Speight CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10788686 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature