Brown Beth A, Long Heather L, Milliken Nancy
National Center of Excellence in Women's Health, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
Womens Health Issues. 2002 May-Jun;12(3):116-21. doi: 10.1016/s1049-3867(01)00145-1.
To address the historic lack of research on women's health and women's exclusion from many significant clinical trials, governmental mandates have been implemented to increase their participation. To accomplish recruitment goals, it is imperative that a better understanding is reached about women's attitudes about research. In an effort to contribute information about recruitment, focus groups with study recruiters from San Francisco Bay Area research facilities were convened. Study recruiters provide a unique perspective on women's decision-making processes. The focus group discussions provided information on successful recruitment techniques employed by research recruiters that may be replicated across research studies.
为解决长期以来女性健康研究的匮乏以及女性被排除在许多重要临床试验之外的问题，政府已实施相关指令以提高她们的参与度。为实现招募目标，必须更好地了解女性对研究的态度。为了提供有关招募的信息，召集了来自旧金山湾区研究机构的研究招募人员参加焦点小组讨论。研究招募人员对女性的决策过程提供了独特的视角。焦点小组讨论提供了有关研究招募人员采用的成功招募技巧的信息，这些技巧可能会在各项研究中得到推广。
