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Tsang JLY, Fowler R, Cook DJ, Burns KEA, Hunter K, Forcina V, Hwang A, Duan E, Patterson L, Binnie A. Motivating factors, barriers and facilitators of participation in COVID-19 clinical research: A cross-sectional survey of Canadian community intensive care units. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0266770. [PMID: 35476678 PMCID: PMC9045667 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 03/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Only a small proportion of COVID-19 patients in Canada have been recruited into clinical research studies. One reason is that few community intensive care units (ICUs) in Canada participate in research. The objective of this study was to examine the motivating factors, barriers and facilitators to research participation amongst Canadian community ICU stakeholders. A cross-sectional online survey was distributed between May and November 2020. The survey focused on 6 domains: participant demographics, ICU characteristics, ICU research infrastructure, motivating factors, perceived barriers, and perceived facilitators. Responses were received from 73 community ICU stakeholders, representing 18 ICUs. 7/18 ICUs had a clinical research program. Participants rated their interest in pandemic research at a mean of 5.2 (Standard Deviation [SD] = 1.9) on a 7-point Likert scale from ‘not interested’ to ‘very interested’. The strongest motivating factor for research participation was the belief that research improves clinical care and outcomes. The most significant facilitators of research involvement were the availability of an experienced research coordinator and dedicated external funding to cover start-up costs, while the most significant barriers to research involvement were a lack of start-up funding for a research coordinator and a lack of ICU research experience. Canadian Community ICU stakeholders are interested in participating in pandemic research but lack basic infrastructure, research personnel, research experience and start-up funding. Evolution of a research support model at community hospitals, where most patients receive acute care, may increase research participation and improve the generalizability of funded research in Canada.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jennifer L. Y. Tsang
- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Niagara Regional Campus, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
- Niagara Health, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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| | - Robert Fowler
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, Temerty School of Medicine, Toronto, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - Deborah J. Cook
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence & Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- St. Joseph’s HealthCare, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
| | - Karen E. A. Burns
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, Temerty School of Medicine, Toronto, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence & Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Victoria Forcina
- Niagara Regional Campus, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
| | - Anna Hwang
- Niagara Regional Campus, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
| | - Erick Duan
- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Niagara Health, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
- St. Joseph’s HealthCare, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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