Journal article
Recruiting to a randomized controlled trial of a web-based program for people with type 2 diabetes and depression: Lessons learned at the intersection of e-mental health and primary care
S Fletcher, J Clarke, S Sanatkar, P Baldwin, J Gunn, N Zwar, L Campbell, K Wilhelm, M Harris, H Lapsley, D Hadzi-Pavlovic, J Proudfoot
Journal of Medical Internet Research | JMIR PUBLICATIONS, INC | Published : 2019
DOI: 10.2196/12793
Abstract
Background: E-mental health (eMH) interventions are now widely available and they have the potential to revolutionize the way that health care is delivered. As most health care is currently delivered by primary care, there is enormous potential for eMH interventions to support, or in some cases substitute, services currently delivered face to face in the community setting. However, randomized trials of eMH interventions have tended to recruit participants using online recruitment methods. Consequently, it is difficult to know whether participants who are recruited online differ from those who attend primary care. Objective: This paper aimed to document the experience of recruiting to an eMH ..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
The SpringboarD RCT was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (Grant ID 1083116). The authors gratefully acknowledge the dedication and input of all participating general practices and trial participants. They also thank Ms Amy Coe for her contribution to early versions of this paper and Mr Dean Winder for his assistance in analyzing and interpreting Facebook advertising campaign data.