Using Digital Tools to Engage Patients With Psychosis and Their Families in Research: Survey Recruitment and Completion in an Early Psychosis Intervention Program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Barriers to recruiting and retaining people with psychosis and their families in research are well-established, potentially biasing clinical research samples. Digital research tools, such as online platforms, mobile apps, and text messaging, have the potential to address barriers to research by facilitating remote participation. However, there has been limited research on leveraging these technologies to engage people with psychosis and their families in research.

Objective

The objective of this study was to assess the uptake of digital tools to engage patients with provisional psychosis and their families in research and their preferences for different research administration methods.

Methods

This study used Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap)-a secu

SUBMITTER: Polillo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8204241 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature