Table 1 Sequence of recruitment and informed consent process
From: Difficult conversations: Australian Indigenous patients’ views on kidney transplantation
Stage | When/Where | Activity |
|---|---|---|
1 | 3 weeks pre-field work | Project staff send recruitment guidelines to participating site; staff begin identifying potential participants |
2 | On-site | Staff enquire if patient is interested in hearing about study |
3 | On-site | Staff introduce IMPAKT interviewer to interested person, or provides patient contact details |
4 | On-site | Interviewer explains project to patient, provides patient information sheet |
5 | On-site | Interviewer re-visits patient; if willing to participate, they nominate interview time |
6 | On-site | Interviewer meets with patient, completes informed consent paperwork, conducts interview |
7 | Home base | Interviewer sends transcript of interview to participant, including letter of thanks; participant given 6 weeks to amend transcript |