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Recruiting Participants in Vulnerable Situations: A Qualitative Evaluation of the Recruitment Process in the EFFICHRONIC Study

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  • Pilar Serrano-Gallardo

    (Nursing Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Puerta de Hierro—Segovia de Arana, Instituto Interuniversitario “Investigación Avanzada Sobre Evaluación de la Ciencia y la Universidad”, 28029 Madrid, Spain)

  • Viola Cassetti

    (Community Activities in Primary Care Programme (PACAP), 18001 Granada, Spain)

  • An L. D. Boone

    (Research Group “Community Health and Active Aging” of the Research Institute of Asturias (IPSA), Consejería de Sanidad del Gobierno Regional de Asturias, Public Health General Directorate, Principality of Asturias, 33005 Oviedo, Spain)

  • Marta María Pisano-González

    (Research Group “Community Health and Active Aging” of the Research Institute of Asturias (IPSA), Consejería de Sanidad del Gobierno Regional de Asturias, General Directorate of Care, Humanisation and Social Healthcare Services, Principality of Asturias, 33005 Oviedo, Spain)

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In recent years, stakeholder involvement in research has become a central element of responsible research. The EFFICHRONIC project reflects these principles and aims to reduce the burden of chronic diseases and increase the sustainability of the healthcare system through the implementation of an evidence-based chronic disease prevention and self-management programme. The qualitative study presented here is part of EFFICHRONIC and aims to explore and understand the recruitment strategies implemented in the participating countries (Spain, UK, Netherlands, Italy, and France). Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the country coordinators (purposive sampling of the five coordinators responsible for the recruitment strategy), and a coding and synthesis process was used to conduct a thematic analysis. The analysis resulted in five main categories: (1) Stakeholder recruitment strategies. (2) Facilitators to recruitment. (3) Barriers to recruitment. (4) Strategies developed to address recruitment challenges. (5) Lessons learned. From a collaborative approach to the co-production process, recruitment has helped to build a wide network and new relationships with local actors, explore and learn about the social world, step out of the comfort zone of health institutions, combine a wide variety of strategies, and innovate by taking into account the institutional and cultural contexts of each country.

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  • Pilar Serrano-Gallardo & Viola Cassetti & An L. D. Boone & Marta María Pisano-González, 2022. "Recruiting Participants in Vulnerable Situations: A Qualitative Evaluation of the Recruitment Process in the EFFICHRONIC Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(17), pages 1-15, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:17:p:10765-:d:901201
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