Qualitative study to understand the barriers to recruiting young people with cancer to BRIGHTLIGHT: a national cohort study in England.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

BRIGHTLIGHT is a national evaluation of cancer services for teenagers and young adults in England. Following challenges with recruitment, our aim was to understand more fully healthcare professionals' perspectives of the challenges of recruiting young people to a low-risk observational study, and to provide guidance for future recruitment processes.

Design

Qualitative.

Setting

National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England.

Methods

Semistructured telephone interviews with a convenience sample of 23 healthcare professionals. Participants included principal investigators/other staff recruiting into the BRIGHTLIGHT study. Data were analysed using framework analysis.

Results

The emergent themes were linked to levels of research organisational

SUBMITTER: Kenten C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5695486 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature