Factors affecting recruitment into depression trials: Systematic review, meta-synthesis and conceptual framework

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 172, Issue , 2015, Pages 274-290

  Hughes Morley, Adwoa ^a   Young, Bridget ^b   Waheed, Waquas ^a   Small, Nicola ^a   Bower, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conceptual framework; Depression; Meta synthesis; Patient recruitment; Randomised controlled trials; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEPRESSION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT RECRUITMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; REWARD; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CONTROL GROUP; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT SELECTION;

CONTROL GROUPS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84908374154     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.10.005     Document Type: Review

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