What are the challenges when recruiting to a trial in children's social care? A qualitative evaluation of a trial of foster carer training.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are comparatively rare in UK social work, but can offer distinct advantages. Confidence in Care (CiC) is an RCT with embedded process evaluation evaluating Fostering Changes (FC), a 12-week training programme for foster and kinship carers to increase skills and coping strategies. In order to mitigate challenges in participant recruitment, an engagement strategy was designed to maximise this. Our aim is to explore experiences of key study stakeholders towards trial recruitment and identify broader messages about recruitment to social care trials.

Methods

Three focus groups were conducted, two with field-based recruiting staff (n = 7) and one with carers who attended the FC programme (n = 8). Five interviews were conducted with tr

SUBMITTER: Moody G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8015028 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature