Recruitment Strategies for Nurse Enrollment in an Online Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although there is a great deal of literature regarding effective recruitment and challenges of recruiting specific patient populations, there is less known about best practices for recruitment of nurses as study subjects.

Objectives

The purpose of this article is to report our experience with recruitment and retention for a randomized trial of an online educational program to prepare oncology nurses to discuss oncology clinical trials with patients.

Methods

The study population included currently employed oncology nurses with direct patient interaction. There were three phases of this study: (1) qualitative interviews, (2) a pilot test, and (3) the randomized trial. Phase 3 was rolled out in five waves of recruitment. The distinct phases of the study-and th

SUBMITTER: Surdam J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6911026 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan/Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature