A simple technique to identify key recruitment issues in randomised controlled trials: Q-QAT - quanti-qualitative appointment timing

Trials

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Paramasivan, Sangeetha ^a   Strong, Sean ^a   Wilson, Caroline ^a   Campbell, Bruce ^b   Blazeby, Jane M ^a   Donovan, Jenny L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mixed methods; Qualitative research; Quanti qualitative techniques; Randomised controlled trial; Recruitment to RCTs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; AWARENESS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; EVALUATION RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTI QUALITATIVE APPOINTMENT TIMING; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VALIDATION PROCESS; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; PATIENT SELECTION; PERSONNEL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; TIME FACTOR;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84928718553     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13063-015-0617-1     Document Type: Article

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