Abstract

Two recruitment strategies for research were compared to prospectively identify patients with breathlessness who are awaiting a diagnosis in primary care. The first method utilised searches of the electronic patient record (EPR), the second method involved an electronic template triggered during a consultation. Using an electronic template triggered at the point of consultation increased recruitment to prospective research approximately nine-fold compared with searching for symptom codes and study mailouts.

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Title
Comparing research recruitment strategies to prospectively identify patients presenting with breathlessness in primary care
Author
Doe, Gillian 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Wathall, Simon 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Clanchy, Jill 3 ; Edwards, Sarah 4 ; Evans, Helen 4 ; Steiner, Michael C. 5 ; Evans, Rachael A. 5   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

1  University of Leicester, Department of Respiratory Science, Leicester, UK (GRID:grid.9918.9) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 8411) 
2  Keele University, Clinical Trials Unit, Newcastle-under-Lyme, UK (GRID:grid.9757.c) (ISNI:0000 0004 0415 6205) 
3  University of Leicester, Clinical Trials Unit, Leicester, UK (GRID:grid.9918.9) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 8411) 
4  University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre—Respiratory theme, Leicester, UK (GRID:grid.269014.8) (ISNI:0000 0001 0435 9078) 
5  University of Leicester, Department of Respiratory Science, Leicester, UK (GRID:grid.9918.9) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 8411); University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre—Respiratory theme, Leicester, UK (GRID:grid.269014.8) (ISNI:0000 0001 0435 9078) 
Publication year
2022
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20551010
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41533-022-00308-5
ProQuest document ID
2734480997
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2022. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.