Overcoming barriers to recruitment in health research

Jenny Hewison; Andy Haines

doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7562.300

Overcoming barriers to recruitment in health research

BMJ. 2006 Aug 5;333(7562):300-2. doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7562.300.

Authors

Jenny Hewison¹, Andy Haines

Affiliation

¹ University of Leeds, Institute of Health Sciences and Public Health Research, Leeds LS2 9LT. j.hewison@leeds.ac.uk

Abstract

The public needs to be included in debates about what is, and isn't, in its best interests. Until then, ethics committees should suspend their preference for “opt-in” recruitment to research projects

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Biomedical Research / ethics
Biomedical Research / organization & administration*
Confidentiality / ethics
Decision Making
Informed Consent
Patient Satisfaction
Patient Selection / ethics*
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / ethics
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / methods
Research Subjects / supply & distribution*