Sabrina Trappaud Rønne, Sidse Marie Arnfred, Peter Haulund Gæde, Bryan Cleal, Rikke Jørgensen
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Abstract
Aim: To describe the challenges and strategies involved in recruiting adults to a cross-sectional survey study on psychosocial health and support, with individuals with schizophrenia and type 2 diabetes as the case.
Materials and methods: This descriptive study tracked the recruitment process for a Danish survey study in a register, systematically synthesising all relevant information. This included details on how eligible patients were identified and invited to the study and their reasons for declining. Two recruitment strategies were employed: (1) Recruitment via mental health professionals in psychiatric outpatient clinics in Region Zealand, and (2) Recruitment via phone calls to eligible patients. Descriptive analyses of the recruitment data were conducted.
Results: Three challenges were identified and described: (1) Challenges in identifying eligible patients, (2) Challenges in having mental health professionals to recruit participants, and (3) Patients' inability to complete the questionnaire. The first two challenges were addressed through practical approaches: (1) Identifying eligible patients via electronic health records and medication types, and (2) Directly inviting patients via phone calls from a member of the research team. No additional initiatives were implemented to address the third challenge. Approximately 15% of all eligible patients declined to participate, indicating a high willingness to participate among the remaining individuals.
Conclusions: Exploring various challenges was crucial for understanding the difficulties in recruiting this population, initiating new approaches to address these challenges, and recognising the high willingness to participate. Greater emphasis should be placed on patients' rights to make their own decisions regarding participation in research.
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Nordic Journal of Psychiatry publishes international research on all areas of psychiatry.
Nordic Journal of Psychiatry is the official journal for the eight psychiatry associations in the Nordic and Baltic countries. The journal aims to provide a leading international forum for high quality research on all themes of psychiatry including:
Child psychiatry
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Psychotherapy
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Psychosomatic medicine
Nordic Journal of Psychiatry accepts original research articles, review articles, brief reports, editorials and letters to the editor.