Departments of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science (A.M., M.M., A.A.W., K.S.K., S.A.B.), Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (S.E., S.A.B.), Neurology (M.A., M.R., S.A.B.), and Molecular and Integrative Physiology (S.A.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City.
J Neurol Phys Ther. 2021 Jan;45(1):41-45. doi: 10.1097/NPT.0000000000000334.
A major challenge for stroke rehabilitation and recovery research is the recruitment and retention of participants. Our prior challenges and successes have influenced our team to rethink our approach and the potential for large-scale stroke recruitment.
In this special interest article, we highlight how the adoption and implementation of recruitment strategies such as physician engagement and a streamlined "customer service" approach helped us improve our enrollment and maximize efficiency. Another positive outcome of enrollment was increased representation of those who identify as underrepresented minority or live in rural areas.
Rethinking our recruitment processes and infrastructure allowed for greater interprofessional interactions, minimal burden for our stroke physician team members, and maximized enrollment into our stroke studies.Video Abstract available for more insights from the authors (see the Video, Supplemental Digital Content 1, available at: http://links.lww.com/JNPT/A324).
卒中康复和恢复研究的一个主要挑战是参与者的招募和保留。我们之前的挑战和成功经验促使我们的团队重新思考我们的方法以及进行大规模卒中招募的可能性。
在这篇专题文章中，我们强调了采用和实施招募策略（如医生参与和简化的“客户服务”方法）如何帮助我们提高入组率并提高效率。入组的另一个积极结果是增加了代表性不足的少数族裔或居住在农村地区的人群的代表性。
重新思考我们的招募流程和基础设施，以促进更多的跨专业互动，减少我们的卒中医生团队成员的负担，并最大限度地增加我们的卒中研究入组人数。（请观看视频，了解作者的更多见解，详见视频，补充数字内容 1，可在 http://links.lww.com/JNPT/A324 上获取）。
