Challenges in recruiting participants in a multi-centre study on symptom experiences and self care strategies of bowel symptoms following colo-rectal surgery
| dc.contributor.author | Landers, Margaret | |
| dc.contributor.author | McCarthy, Geraldine | |
| dc.contributor.author | Savage, Eileen | |
| dc.contributor.funder | Health Research Board | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-11-08T11:31:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-07-16T21:06:33Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2012 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-05 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2012-11-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Aim: The purpose of this paper is to present some of the challenges found to be problematic in recruiting individuals following sphincter saving surgery for rectal cancer for a multicentre study. While the focus of the study is on symptom experiences and management of bowel symptoms following colo-rectal surgery, the paper will concentrate solely on the challenges experienced in recruiting a sample for the study. Background Recruitment of an adequate number of participants is a challenge for researchers in any area of research involving patients. Enrolment of patients treated for rectal cancer poses particular challenges because the total population of this group in a given country can be small. The use of multiple centres was required to obtain the required number of participants for the current study. Findings: In multicentre studies, researchers can encounter substantial challenges in obtaining ethical approval, accessing clinical sites and gaining direct access to patients. These challenges are embedded in a convoluted process involving many systems of communication, which can vary from one centre to another. Conclusions: The process of obtaining ethical approval is prolonged in the absence of a central ethical review committee. A review process based on a standard application for researchers seeking ethical approval for multi- centred studies central is necessary. Establishing and maintaining access to clinical sites requires co-operation from many individuals during the development of the proposal and continuing throughout the data collection process. | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Health Research Board (Cochrane Fellowship) | en |
| dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
| dc.description.version | Accepted Version | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Landers, M., McCarthy G., and Savage E. (2012) 'Challenges in recruiting participants in a multi-centre study on symptom experiences and self care strategies of bowel symptoms following colo-rectal surgery'. Journal of Research in Nursing, 17(5): 497-506. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1744987111423189 | en |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1177/1744987111423189 | |
| dc.identifier.endpage | 506 | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1744-9871 | |
| dc.identifier.issued | 5 | en |
| dc.identifier.journaltitle | Journal of Reseach in Nursing | en |
| dc.identifier.startpage | 497 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10468/741 | |
| dc.identifier.volume | 17 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Sage Publications | en |
| dc.rights | © The Author(s) 2012. Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav | en |
| dc.subject | Colo-rectal cancer | en |
| dc.subject | Multi-centre study | en |
| dc.subject | Research access | en |
| dc.subject | Ethical approval | en |
| dc.subject | Research subject recruitment | en |
| dc.subject | Surgery | en |
| dc.subject | Evaluation | en |
| dc.subject | Colorectal neoplasms | en |
| dc.title | Challenges in recruiting participants in a multi-centre study on symptom experiences and self care strategies of bowel symptoms following colo-rectal surgery | en |
| dc.type | Article (peer-reviewed) | en |
