为什么试验研究人员很重要:通过正常化过程理论的镜头来看待日常工作
Lindsay Dalgarno1,2, Linda Birt3,4, Christine Bond1
1Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
SSM. Qualitative research in health
|July 10, 2023
概括
研究助理 (RA) 对复杂的随机对照试验 (RCT) 的成功至关重要. 他们在现场的工作,包括利益相关者参与和参与者保留,对于有效的数据收集和试验完成至关重要.
科学领域:
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
- 临床试验方法论 临床试验方法论
- 定性研究是指质量研究.
背景情况:
- 实地研究人员,如研究助理 (RA),在随机对照试验 (RCT) 的运营成功中发挥着至关重要的作用.
- 他们对招聘和数据收集的贡献往往是广泛的,但并不总是得到充分的认可或理解.
- 了解这种"隐形工作"的复杂性对于改善试验进行和培训至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在复杂的多站点随机对照试验 (RCT) 中,调查和描述现场研究助理 (RA) 在复杂的多站点随机对照试验 (RCT) 中开展的多方面的工作.
- 使用规范化过程理论 (NPT) 探索RA活动的深度,广度和复杂性.
- 确定对试验交付,利益相关者参与和参与者保留的关键RA贡献.
主要方法:
- 一项定性研究利用文档数据 (129次会议记录) 和三年来与七名研究员 (RAs) 进行会议汇报.
- 数据被编码以识别现场活动,并通过规范化过程理论 (NPT) 的透镜进行演分析.
- 专注于药剂师领导的药物管理RCT在苏格兰,北爱尔兰和英格兰的养老院.
主要成果:
- 研究助理 (RA) 在帮助利益相关者和参与者了解研究方面发挥了重要作用,通过建立关系来促进参与者的保留.
- 实验室实施复杂的数据收集程序,并从事反思性实践,以调整试验程序.
- 汇报会议强调了现场经验如何影响日常工作,并告知了必要的调整.
结论:
- 研究助理 (RA) 对复杂的随机对照试验 (RCT) 的成功执行至关重要.
- 他们的工作包括创造意义,建立关系,操作化和适应性反思,所有这些对于试验进展至关重要.
- 获得的见解可以为参与复杂干预研究的研究小组的准备和支持提供信息,特别是在养老院环境中.
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