Improving Recruitment and Retention of Pharmacists in a Practice-Based Research Network

Rotzenberg, Katherine; Chui, Michelle A.

doi:10.3390/pharmacy7030131

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“…In contrast, our CTR study showed 209 practitioners who enrolled patients; 195 (93%) continued participating for 3 years. The Network has achieved these high retention rates for clinical studies by drawing from its experiences and strategies cited in the literature [29][30][31]. The Network retains practitioners and patients by developing informal and professional relationships through continuous and positive communication and offers financial incentives to encourage their continued participation.…”

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Recruitment strategies and retention rates for five National Dental PBRN studies

Mungia,

Funkhouser,

Cochran

et al. 2024

J. Clin. Trans. Sci.

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Background: We describe a retrospective assessment of practitioner and patient recruitment strategies, patient retention strategies, and rates for five clinical studies conducted in the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network between 2012 and 2019, and practitioner and patient characteristics associated with retention. Methods: Similar recruitment strategies were adopted in the studies. The characteristics of the practitioners and patients are described. The proportion of patients who either attended a follow-up (FU) assessment or completed an online assessment was calculated. For studies with multiple FU visits or questionnaire assessments, rates for completing each FU were calculated, as were the rates for completing any and for completing all FU assessments. The associations of practitioner and patient characteristics with all clinic FU visits, and with the completion of all assessments for a study were ascertained. Results: Overall, 591 practitioners and 12,159 patients were included. FU rates by patients for any assessment varied from 91% to 96.5%, and rates for participating in all assessments ranged from 68% to 87%. The mean total number of patients each practitioner recruited was 21 (sd = 15); the mean number per study was 13 (sd = 7). For practitioners, practice type and patient enrollment were associated with greater clinic retention, while only race was associated with their patients completing post-visit online assessments. For patients, age was associated with clinic retention, while female gender, age, race, and education were all associated with greater completion of post-visit online assessments. Conclusion: The Network efficiently recruited practitioners and patients and achieved high patient retention rates for the five studies. 10Mungia et al.

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Recruitment strategies and retention rates for five National Dental PBRN studies

Mungia,

Funkhouser,

Cochran

et al. 2024

J. Clin. Trans. Sci.

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“…Academic pharmacists could have roles in the conceptualisation of research, while the main role of practising pharmacists could relate to data collection in their workplace. Prior studies have reported that such research networks have been successfully established; [35][36][37] and this could also be considered for the Indonesian context. Secondly, the technical procedures for research should be integrated into the practitioner pharmacists' daily routine; this could help in reducing the additional burden related to research.…”

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Assessing readiness for research: a pilot study of Indonesian pharmacists

Halim

Wibowo

Uyanto

et al. 2021

Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research

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Objectives Readiness is a key factor that influences pharmacists’ willingness to get involved in research, thus promoting evidence-based pharmacy practice. While the data are lacking, this study aimed to assess readiness for research, as well as the associated demographic and attitudinal characteristics of pharmacists in a range of healthcare settings in East Java Province, Indonesia. Methods A questionnaire was administered to all pharmacists in a public hospital in Malang (n = 55), pharmacists from primary health centre (PHCs) (n = 63) and community pharmacies (n = 100) in Surabaya in 2017. The questionnaire consisted of three sections: (1) demographic characteristics, (2) attitudinal aspects and (3) readiness for research. Descriptive analysis was used to summarise the data. Spearman correlation tests determined the correlations between ‘demographic characteristics’ or ‘attitudinal aspects’ versus ‘readiness’. Key findings A total of 142 pharmacists responded which comprised hospital pharmacists (n = 46), community pharmacists (n = 51) and PHC pharmacists (n = 45), giving response rates ranged from 51.0% to 83.6%. Approximately half of the participating pharmacists demonstrated adequate ‘readiness’ to research [mean 2.53 ± 0.7 (range 0–4)]. Compared with hospital or PHC pharmacists, community pharmacists showed lower ‘readiness’ to research (mean 2.76 ± 0.71 versus 2.53 ± 0.66 versus 2.31 ± 0.68, respectively; P = 0.005). Two demographic characteristics positively correlated with ‘readiness’, that is, prior research training (rs = 0.217; P = 0.010) and prior research experience (rs = 0.221; P = 0.008). Meanwhile, all ‘attitudinal aspects’ were found to be positively correlated with research ‘readiness’ (all P-values <0.001). Conclusions Findings from this study provide baseline data to develop strategies to optimise the involvement of pharmacist practitioners in research, thus enhancing evidence-based pharmacy practice and quality use of medications in Indonesia.

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The development of the National Council for Osteopathic Research - Research Network (NCOR-RN): A qualitative focus group study of osteopaths’ views

Bailey,

Fawkes,

Carnes

et al. 2025

International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine

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Improving Recruitment and Retention of Pharmacists in a Practice-Based Research Network

Cited by 4 publications

References 22 publications

Recruitment strategies and retention rates for five National Dental PBRN studies

Recruitment strategies and retention rates for five National Dental PBRN studies

Assessing readiness for research: a pilot study of Indonesian pharmacists

The development of the National Council for Osteopathic Research - Research Network (NCOR-RN): A qualitative focus group study of osteopaths’ views

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