AVERY C. BECHTHOLD PhD, BSN, RN , MARTHA ABSHIRESAYLOR PhD, RN , RACHEL D. WELLS PhD, RN
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Abstract
Given the continued challenges of and barriers to recruiting and retaining underrepresented groups in cardiovascular studies, this study aimed to describe successful recruitment strategies used by 2 related ventricular assist device (VAD) studies. The 2 exemplar studies focused on understanding how adults with a VAD and their family caregivers discuss, reflect upon and act on their personal values. To recruit a more representative and diverse sample reflective of the substantial Black population receiving care at the local academic hospital outpatient clinic, we developed multipronged recruitment strategies for a convergent mixed-methods study (Study 1) and a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study (Study 2). Two underlying principles guided recruitment strategies: (1) clinician-scientist collaboration, and (2) personalized participant interactions. This article reflects on lessons learned by an early career investigator and her mentors from 2 studies, which will support ongoing inclusive recruitment in future projects.
期刊介绍:
Journal of Cardiac Failure publishes original, peer-reviewed communications of scientific excellence and review articles on clinical research, basic human studies, animal studies, and bench research with potential clinical applications to heart failure - pathogenesis, etiology, epidemiology, pathophysiological mechanisms, assessment, prevention, and treatment.