Why do GPs exclude patients from participating in research? An exploration of adherence to and divergence from trial criteria

Family Practice

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 364-370

  Jenkinson, Caroline E ^a   Winder, Rachel E ^a   Sugg, Holly V R ^b   Roberts, Martin J ^c   Ridgway, Nicola ^d,e   Kuyken, Willem ^b   Wiles, Nicola ^f   Kessler, David ^f   Campbell, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^e TEKS Les Toits Blancs   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioural therapy; Depression mood disorder; Medical comorbidity; Mental health; Practice based research; Primary care; Randomized controlled trial; Secondary data analysis

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; TREATMENT RESISTANT DEPRESSION; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901501744     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmu005     Document Type: Article

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