Decision Making, Life Experiences
Conditions
Keywords
Military Personnel, Air Force Personnel, Army Personnel, Navy Personnel, Armed Forces Personnel, Marines, Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Decision Making, Research Subjects, Life Experiences, Patient Participation, Refusal to Participate, Healthcare Research, Qualitative Research, Interview, Interviews, Telephone, Ethics, Research
Brief summary
The purpose of the study is to describe service members' experiences as participants in health research, including their reasons for deciding for or against research participation.
Detailed description
Recent studies of war injuries have included as research participants US military service members returning from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Despite the increased demand for military relevant research, little is known about the recent experiences of service members as research participants or about their research participation decisions. The study aims are to: 1). Describe the experiences of military service members who have participated in health research; 2). Explore the reasons military service members decide for or against participation in health research; and 3). Identify effective strategies for promoting military service members' participation in research. Demographic data will be collected from up to 50 service members who have participated in health research or who have previously declined research participation. Up to 40 service members will participate in individual, in-depth, semi-structured interviews in person or via telephone.
Interventions
OTHERDemographic Data
Demographic data will be collected from up to 50 service members who have participated in health research or who have previously declined research participation.
OTHERInterview
Up to 40 service members will participate in individual, in-depth, semi-structured interviews in person or via telephone.
Sponsors
TriService Nursing Research Program
Madigan Army Medical Center
United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego
University of Washington
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* current US military member of any branch of service at time of screening * experience as a research participant and/or previously declined participation in at least one health research study within the past three years * age 18-80 years * willing to participate in this study * willing to be interviewed * consents to participate
Exclusion criteria
* people who do not meet inclusion criteria * unable to verbally communicate in English
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Experiences of health research participation | Within past three years | Self-reports of health research participation experiences |
| Research participation decisions | Within past three years | Self-reports of research participation decisions |
Countries
United States
Contacts
Primary ContactWendy A Cook, PhD, MA, RN
Outcome results
None listed