Using the principles of practice development to address challenges in recruitment and data collection when face-to-face methods are unavailable

Leanne Cummins, Kate Dawson, Sara Bayes, Valerie Wilson, Shahla Meedya

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Researchers conducting studies involving pregnant women often find recruitment challenging. The COVID-19 pandemic added further complexity to studies requiring face-to-face participation. AIM: To demonstrate how to maintain the principles of practice development (PD) when a study must switch from face-to-face to remote methods of collecting data. DISCUSSION: The number of participants in the authors' study increased when they moved from face-to-face to telephone engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic. They continued using PD principles when they changed method and the quality of the data they collected remained constant, even once lockdown restrictions were in place. CONCLUSION: PD principles can offer ways for nurse researchers to engage, collaborate with and reflect with people for research projects, including when constraints compete with participation. They can also assist researchers in optimising and maintaining recruitment and data collection when face-to-face research methods are impossible. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: The telephone can be a valuable alternative medium for recruiting participants and collecting data when face-to-face methods are impossible to use. PD principles can be maintained and response rates and participation may even be greater when using it.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)22-30
Number of pages9
JournalNurse researcher
Volume32
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12 Jun 2024
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • data collection
  • interviews
  • online research
  • qualitative research
  • recruitment
  • research
  • research methods
  • study design
  • study recruitment

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