A cost-effective approach to increasing participation in patient-reported outcomes research in cancer: A randomized trial of video invitations.
Int J Cancer
; 148(4): 971-980, 2021 02 15.
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ABSTRACT
Maximizing participation in cancer research is important to improve the validity and generalizability of research findings. We conducted a four-arm randomized controlled trial to test the impact of a novel video invitation on participant response. We invited childhood cancer survivors and parents of survivors <16 years to complete questionnaires. We compared response rates to an invitation letter (control) vs receiving the letter plus a video invitation on a flash drive presented by a childhood cancer survivor, a pediatric oncologist or a researcher. We explored factors associated with viewing the video and examined the impact of enclosing the USB on study costs. Overall 54% (634/1176) of questionnaires were returned. Participants who received a video invitation on a USB were more likely to return the questionnaire than those who did not (58% vs 47%, P < .001). Participation rate did not significantly differ by video presenter. Forty-seven percent of participants who received a USB reported watching the video, of whom 48% reported that the video influenced their decision to participate. Participants with a lower income (OR = 0.43, 95% CI = 0.25-0.74, P = .002) were more likely to report watching the video. Participants who received a video invitation required significantly fewer reminder calls than those who only received a written invitation (mean = 1.6 vs 1.1 calls, P < .001), resulting in a 25% recruitment cost-saving for the study. Adding a USB with a video study invitation to recruitment packages is a cost-effective way of improving study participation. This is important in an era of declining study participation and underrepresentation of vulnerable populations in research.
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Assunto principal:
Participação do Paciente
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Inquéritos e Questionários
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Medidas de Resultados Relatados pelo Paciente
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Sobreviventes de Câncer
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Health_economic_evaluation
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Cancer
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Austrália