Journal article
Trial participation as avoidance strategy: a qualitative study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Trial participation decisions are often influenced by expectations of potential benefit. Attention has focused on trial participation as a means of securing something seen as desirable, such as experimental treatment. In contrast, we consider a case in which one trial arm involved receiving less than usual care. We explore how this influenced participants' decisions to participate.
METHODS: Semi-structured interviews with 29 women …
Authors
Armstrong N; Shaw E; McColl E; Tincello DG; Hilton P
Journal
Health Expectations, Vol. 19, No. 6, pp. 1346–1354
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
December 2016
DOI
10.1111/hex.12437
ISSN
1369-6513