Applied Nursing Research
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 179-187, August 2011

A theory-based problem-solving approach to recruitment challenges in a large randomized field trial☆

  • Susan Kossman, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Mennonite College of Nursing, Illinois State University, Campus Box 5810, Normal, IL 61790-5810, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Yichuan Hsieh, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Computer Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology, Boston MA 02114
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  • Jane Peace, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill NC 27599-7460
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  • Rupa Valdez, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin—Madison, 3270 Mechanical Engineering, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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  • Lori Severtson, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53792-2455, USA
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  • Laura Burke, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Nursing Research, Aurora Health Care System, Milwaukee, WI 53233, USA
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  • Patricia Flatley Brennan, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53792-2455, USA
    • Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin—Madison, 3270 Mechanical Engineering, Madison, WI 53706, USA

Received 31 December 2008; received in revised form 26 May 2009; accepted 3 June 2009. published online 22 September 2009.

Abstract 

Despite best-laid plans, recruitment problems arise in large field trials. Research teams must work hard on problem solving and push comfort zones to sustain recruitment and accrual levels. A systematic theory-based problem-solving approach helped us look deeply for challenges and implement strategies continuously to sustain accrual to our target enrollment.

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☆ Supported by the National Library of Medicine LM009063 (Susan Kossman), 5T15LM007359 (Yichuan Hsieh and Delores Severtson), LM008638 (Jane Peace), and LM06249 (Patricia Flatley Brennan) and the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (Rupa Valdez).

PII: S0897-1897(09)00072-X

doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2009.06.006

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 179-187, August 2011

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