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Physician recruitment for a community-based smoking cessation intervention
Elyse R Park1, Nancy A MacDonald Gross, Michael G Goldstein
1Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Brown Medical School, USA. epark@partners.org
The Journal of Family Practice
|April 3, 2002
Summary
Recruiting community physicians for research is feasible using a multistep strategy. An intensive approach with minimal demands successfully enrolled 81% of eligible doctors for smoking cessation trials.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Clinical Research
- Health Services Research
Background:
- Effective dissemination of physician-delivered smoking cessation interventions is crucial for public health.
- Recruiting community-based primary care physicians for research presents unique challenges.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe a successful recruitment strategy for a population-based sample of physicians.
- To test an approach for disseminating physician-delivered smoking cessation interventions.
Main Methods:
- A 3-phase recruitment strategy was employed: print appeals, in-person presentations, and follow-up calls.
- The study targeted all primary care physicians statewide, with specific intervention and control counties.
- Minimal participation requirements were implemented to facilitate recruitment.
Main Results:
- Eighty-one percent (259/319) of all eligible physicians were recruited.
- The intensive, multistep recruitment process was key to achieving high participation.
Conclusions:
- An intensive, multistep recruitment strategy is effective for engaging community-based primary care physicians.
- Minimizing research demands is essential for successful physician recruitment in research projects.
- This strategy can help enhance preventive services offered by physicians to patients.