Predictors of patient's intentions to participate in pragmatic clinical trials: An initial exploration. (December 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gibson, Bryan; Butler, Jorie M.; Lewis, Lacey; Weir, Charlene
• Is Part Of: SSM - population health. Volume 2(2016)
• Page Start: 90
• Page End: 94
• Publication Date: 2016-12
• Subjects: Research participation -- Recruitment -- Framing -- Point of care research -- Pragmatic clinical trials; Social medicine -- Periodicals; Medical anthropology -- Periodicals; Public health -- Periodicals; Psychology -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; 362.105
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2016.02.005
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2352-8273

Abstract

Abstract: The Veterans Health Administration is implementing a pragmatic trial research program, called Point of Care Research (POC-R). The purpose of this telephone survey in which respondents were randomized to different framing conditions of the purpose of POC-R was to determine the impact of differing frames of the purpose of POC-R on attitudes towards the program and intentions to participate; and the relative importance of different beliefs and attitudes in discriminating low vs. high intenders to participate in POC-R. The survey addressed veterans' perceptions and attitudes towards POC-R, and their willingness to participate in a pragmatic trial. Overall, respondents felt positively towards POC-R and intended to participate. Differing frames of the purpose of POC-R were not associated with either attitudes (towards the program) or intentions to participate. However, specific beliefs and attitudes toward POC-R program were predictive of intentions to participate.