Background Recruitment in randomised controlled trials (RCT) has been the topic of research for many years. This study, nested within the NIHR Laser in Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension (LiGHT) Trial, looks into the main reasons for non-participation in a Trial investigating the quality of life and cost-effectiveness of two established glaucoma treatments, and whether the use of audiovisual mate...

Surveys based on scientific sampling methods began in the mid-1930s with market research studies and public opinion polls. The public's response to such efforts was one of enthusiastic participation, perhaps reaching a peak during World War II for government-sponsored surveys as part of the patriotic zeal attending the war [3: I0-ii]. However, for the years since World War II there has been a s...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to explore the reasons adult patients seeking emergency department care for minor injuries agree to participate in clinical research and to identify their reservations about participating in a research study. DESIGN AND METHODS This is a secondary analysis of data from a longitudinal cohort study of 275 adults who sought emergency department care for phys...

Current policy responses to low levels of resident participation in urban regeneration schemes may be based on fl awed assumptions for the reasons underpinning nonparticipation amongst certain sections of disadvantaged communities. Ethnographic fi eldwork in a New Deal for Communities area demonstrates that some residents actively avoid participation as part of ‘survival strategies’ that have b...