Researchers' experiences with and perceptions of returning results to participants: Study protocol
Background: Health research participants want to receive the results from research studies in which they have participated, and health research funding agencies encourage the returning of results to research participants. However, researchers rarely return results to research participants. This stud...
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| author | Pearl A. McElfish Rachel S. Purvis Christopher R. Long |
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| description | Background: Health research participants want to receive the results from research studies in which they have participated, and health research funding agencies encourage the returning of results to research participants. However, researchers rarely return results to research participants. This study protocol aims to fill the significant gap in knowledge that exists regarding experiences, perceptions, and challenges health researchers have with returning results to research participants. Design: The study will use a mixed-methods concurrent triangulation design that will collect qualitative and quantitative data in one simultaneous phase to allow researchers to utilize each type of data to corroborate the findings from the other. The research team developed a mixed-methods survey to assess the experiences, perceptions, and challenges health researchers have with returning results to research participants. Method: The survey includes both quantitative and qualitative (open-ended) questions and will be implemented online and will take approximately 10–15 min for respondents to complete. The survey is divided into four topics areas, which include respondents': 1) general opinion of returning results to participants in health research studies, 2) experiences with a specific study in which they did not return results to participants, 3) perceptions of specific challenges they face in returning results to participants, and 4) demographic characteristics and professional background information. Summary: The study to be conducted will address knowledge gaps related to researchers' experiences, perceptions, and challenges with returning research results. The study is an important step toward pragmatic solutions that can improve researchers' ability to return results to participants. Keywords: Dissemination, Research results, Health research, Research participants |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c7144d9fb23346ea8528da8c3847bef42022-12-22T01:37:49ZengElsevierContemporary Clinical Trials Communications2451-86542018-09-01119598Researchers' experiences with and perceptions of returning results to participants: Study protocolPearl A. McElfish0Rachel S. Purvis1Christopher R. Long2College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, 1125 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, AR, 72703, USA; Corresponding author. Northwest Arkansas Region, College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, 1125 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, AR, 72703-1908, USA.Office of Community Health and Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, 1125 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, AR, 72703, USACollege of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, 1125 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, AR, 72703, USABackground: Health research participants want to receive the results from research studies in which they have participated, and health research funding agencies encourage the returning of results to research participants. However, researchers rarely return results to research participants. This study protocol aims to fill the significant gap in knowledge that exists regarding experiences, perceptions, and challenges health researchers have with returning results to research participants. Design: The study will use a mixed-methods concurrent triangulation design that will collect qualitative and quantitative data in one simultaneous phase to allow researchers to utilize each type of data to corroborate the findings from the other. The research team developed a mixed-methods survey to assess the experiences, perceptions, and challenges health researchers have with returning results to research participants. Method: The survey includes both quantitative and qualitative (open-ended) questions and will be implemented online and will take approximately 10–15 min for respondents to complete. The survey is divided into four topics areas, which include respondents': 1) general opinion of returning results to participants in health research studies, 2) experiences with a specific study in which they did not return results to participants, 3) perceptions of specific challenges they face in returning results to participants, and 4) demographic characteristics and professional background information. Summary: The study to be conducted will address knowledge gaps related to researchers' experiences, perceptions, and challenges with returning research results. The study is an important step toward pragmatic solutions that can improve researchers' ability to return results to participants. Keywords: Dissemination, Research results, Health research, Research participantshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865418300280 |
| spellingShingle | Pearl A. McElfish Rachel S. Purvis Christopher R. Long Researchers' experiences with and perceptions of returning results to participants: Study protocol Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications |
| title | Researchers' experiences with and perceptions of returning results to participants: Study protocol |
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| title_short | Researchers' experiences with and perceptions of returning results to participants: Study protocol |
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