From: Researchers’ perspectives on pediatric obesity research participant recruitment
Barriers | Facilitators |
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Study logistics | Provide transportation to and from clinic Provide parking for participants Provide compensation for self-travel Accommodate participants outside of work and school hours (weekends, evenings, holidays) |
Family economics | Provide transportation to and from clinic Provide parking for participants Provide compensation for participants Provide an incentive for participation |
Family logistics | Provide child-care for other children in family Accommodate participants outside of work and school hours (weekends, evenings, holidays) |
Invasive protocols | Extensive risk vs. benefit discussion with participant and family Provide an incentive relative to the degree of invasive protocol |
Lack of buy-in from recruitment site | Provide incentives for the recruitment site |
Time restraint of clinicians | Provide incentives for the clinical site Provide personnel for a clinic specifically for research tasks |
Stigma | Change the discussion from obesity-related language to health-promoting language |
Uninformed participants or refusing to recognize obesity | Educate parents/caregivers and children about his or her own weight status Change the discussion from obesity-related language to health-promoting language |
Groupthink | Buy-in from recruiters who will be presenting to the children (research personnel, school personnel, etc.) |
Decreased patient motivation and/or interest | Extensive risk vs. benefit discussion with participant and family Change the discussion from obesity-related language to health-promoting language Provide incentives for participant and caregiver |