Journal article

Indigenous traumatic brain injury research: responding to recruitment challenges in the hospital environment

Michelle S Fitts, Taeha Condon, John Gilroy, Katrina Bird, Erica Bleakley, Lauren Matheson, Jennifer Fleming, Alan R Clough, Adrian Esterman, Paul Maruff, India Bohanna

BMC MEDICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | BMC | Published : 2019

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Hospitals are common recruitment sites for injury and disability studies. However, the clinical and rehabilitation environment can create unique challenges for researchers to recruit participant populations. While there is growing injury and disability focused research involving Indigenous people to understand the types of services and supports required by this population to enhance their recovery experiences, there is limited knowledge of researchers' experiences implementing recruitment processes in the tertiary hospital environment. This paper reflects on the specific challenges of recruiting Indigenous patients following a traumatic brain injury from two tertiary hospitals in..

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