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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Kidney Dis. 2017 Dec 27;72(1):93–103. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2017.10.011

Table 4.

Stakeholder-Suggested Strategies for Stimulating Interest in Research Participation by Patients and Research Facilitation by Dialysis Clinic Personnel and Medical Providers

Suggestions Stakeholder Groupa
Highlight potential research benefit to future patients 1, 2, 3, 5
Obtain stakeholder buy-in 1, 2, 5
Build trust between clinic stakeholders and research team 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Use trusted research messenger 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Perform in-person recruitment 2, 3, 4, 5
Provide research follow-up 1, 2, 3, 5
Improve clinic teamwork and engagement 1, 2, 3, 4
Increase clinic stakeholder general research knowledge 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Improve communication of research purpose and plans 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Add clinical operations support 1, 2, 4, 5
Provide research participant incentives 1, 2, 5
a

Stakeholder group type making the suggestion: 1 = clinic manager, 2 = nurse/ patient care technician, 3 = social worker/dietitian, 4 = provider, and 5 = patient/ care partner.