Recruitment of emergency department patients to a prospective observational study
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Title
Recruitment of emergency department patients to a prospective observational study
Subject
Feasibility, Recruitment, Emergency research, Hypertension, Prospective observational, Asymptomatic
hypertension, Racial and ethnic diversity, Diversity, Health equity
hypertension, Racial and ethnic diversity, Diversity, Health equity
Description
Abstract
Background The dynamic environment of the emergency department (ED) poses unique challenges to the
execution of well-designed research. There is limited investigation into the viability of studies conducted in the ED.
This paper offers a systematic evaluation of our recruitment of emergency patients for a prospective observational
research study, shedding light on the intricate landscape of research feasibility within the ED setting.
Results Research coordinators dedicated 2816.83 h to screening, recruiting, and enrolling patients between
June 2018 and September 2023, having to stop recruitment twice due to financial constraints and the COVID-19
pandemic. 485 patients were approached and 84 of them were enrolled, resulting in a 31.94% enrollment rate, with
approximately 2.8 participants recruited per month. Of those enrolled, 77 completed all study endpoints. Most
participants were Hispanic (n=44; 52.3%) and/or Black (n=37; 44%), middle-aged (μ=51.7 years), and female (n=48;
57.1%). Participant recruitment was challenged by competing mindsets, the COVID-19 pandemic, and high staff
turnover.
Conclusions Recruiting emergency patients for a prospective observational study is feasible given adequate staffing
and financial resources. Standardizing feasibility assessments for the recruitment of patients in the emergency
department is important to the success of future study.
Keywords Feasibility, Recruitment, Emergency research, Hypertension, Prospective observational, Asymptomatic
hypertension, Racial and ethnic diversity, Diversity, Health equity
Background The dynamic environment of the emergency department (ED) poses unique challenges to the
execution of well-designed research. There is limited investigation into the viability of studies conducted in the ED.
This paper offers a systematic evaluation of our recruitment of emergency patients for a prospective observational
research study, shedding light on the intricate landscape of research feasibility within the ED setting.
Results Research coordinators dedicated 2816.83 h to screening, recruiting, and enrolling patients between
June 2018 and September 2023, having to stop recruitment twice due to financial constraints and the COVID-19
pandemic. 485 patients were approached and 84 of them were enrolled, resulting in a 31.94% enrollment rate, with
approximately 2.8 participants recruited per month. Of those enrolled, 77 completed all study endpoints. Most
participants were Hispanic (n=44; 52.3%) and/or Black (n=37; 44%), middle-aged (μ=51.7 years), and female (n=48;
57.1%). Participant recruitment was challenged by competing mindsets, the COVID-19 pandemic, and high staff
turnover.
Conclusions Recruiting emergency patients for a prospective observational study is feasible given adequate staffing
and financial resources. Standardizing feasibility assessments for the recruitment of patients in the emergency
department is important to the success of future study.
Keywords Feasibility, Recruitment, Emergency research, Hypertension, Prospective observational, Asymptomatic
hypertension, Racial and ethnic diversity, Diversity, Health equity
Creator
Claire Shubeck8
, Hans Reyes Garay4
, Bret P. Nelson1
, Marcee Wilder1,2,5, Aleksandra Degtyar1
, Megan Lukas1
,
Lauren Gordon1,2,5, George T. Loo1,5, Bernice Coleman6
, Lynne D. Richardson1,2,5,7 and Kimberly Souffront1,2,3*
, Hans Reyes Garay4
, Bret P. Nelson1
, Marcee Wilder1,2,5, Aleksandra Degtyar1
, Megan Lukas1
,
Lauren Gordon1,2,5, George T. Loo1,5, Bernice Coleman6
, Lynne D. Richardson1,2,5,7 and Kimberly Souffront1,2,3*
Source
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-024-00717-y
Date
2024
Contributor
Peri Irawan
Format
pdf
Language
english
Type
text
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Citation
Claire Shubeck8
, Hans Reyes Garay4
, Bret P. Nelson1
, Marcee Wilder1,2,5, Aleksandra Degtyar1
, Megan Lukas1
,
Lauren Gordon1,2,5, George T. Loo1,5, Bernice Coleman6
, Lynne D. Richardson1,2,5,7 and Kimberly Souffront1,2,3*, “Recruitment of emergency department patients to a prospective observational study,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 11, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/12442.