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Relationship building in pediatric research recruitment: Insights from qualitative interviews with research staff.
Kraft, Stephanie A; Porter, Kathryn M; Sullivan, Tara R; Anderson, Emily E; Garrison, Nanibaa' A; Baker, Laura; Smith, Jodi M; Weiss, Elliott M.
  • Kraft SA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA.
  • Porter KM; Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.
  • Sullivan TR; Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.
  • Anderson EE; Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
  • Garrison NA; Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL, USA.
  • Baker L; Institute for Society and Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • Smith JM; Institute for Precision Health, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • Weiss EM; Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
J Clin Transl Sci ; 6(1): e138, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2086921
ABSTRACT

Introduction:

Clinical research staff play a critical role in recruiting families for pediatric research, but their views are not well described. We aimed to describe how pediatric research staff build trusting research relationships with patients and their families.

Methods:

We interviewed research staff at one pediatric research institution and its affiliated academic medical center between November 2020 and February 2021. Staff were eligible if they conducted participant recruitment, consent, and/or enrollment for clinical research. We developed our semi-structured interview guide based on a framework for trusting researcher-community partnerships.

Results:

We interviewed 28 research staff, with a median age of 28 years (range 22-50) and a median of 5 years of experience (range 1-29). Interviewees identified factors relevant to relationship building across three levels the individual staff member, the relational interaction with the family, and the institutional or other structural backdrop. Individual factors included how staff developed recruitment skills, their perceived roles, and their personal motivations. Relational factors spanned four stages of recruitment before the approach, forming an initial connection with a family, building the connection, and following up. Structural factors were related to access and diversity, clinical interactions, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Conclusions:

Research staff discussed tensions and supports with various actors, challenges with the integration of research and clinical care, the importance of voluntariness for building trust, and multiple contributors to inequities in research. These findings reveal the importance of ensuring research staff have a voice in institutional policies and are supported to advocate for patients and families.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Prognostic study / Qualitative research Language: English Journal: J Clin Transl Sci Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Cts.2022.469

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Prognostic study / Qualitative research Language: English Journal: J Clin Transl Sci Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Cts.2022.469