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Recruitment of family caregivers for qualitative research participation : challenges experienced and lessons learned / Ann E. Fronczek.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Publisher: London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2017Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
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  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781526410177 (ebook) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.14
Online resources: According to the American Society of Clinical Oncology, cancers of the head and neck account for about 3% of all cancer cases, and often a family member is involved in the person's care, which may include a combination chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery. We know that family caregivers often provide much needed physical, emotional, and financial support for loved ones with cancer, but little is known about the caregiver support needed for persons with head and neck cancer. I chose to study the lived experiences of caregivers for persons with a head and neck cancer. To study this phenomenon, I needed to select individual family caregivers who could best address my research question. The purpose of this case study is to explore the lessons learned about planning and recruitment strategies for a phenomenological, qualitative dissertation that studied the lived experience of primary family caregivers of persons with head and neck cancer. The biggest challenge I anticipated and faced was recruitment of this special population of caregivers, despite adequate planning during the research proposal development stage for seeking participants. Recruitment of participants took place from April 2008 through January 2012. I did not anticipate the length of time it would take to recruit a sample of caregivers with this special experience, but perseverance and the support from colleagues and participants contributed to the successful completion of the dissertation in April 2013.
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According to the American Society of Clinical Oncology, cancers of the head and neck account for about 3% of all cancer cases, and often a family member is involved in the person's care, which may include a combination chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery. We know that family caregivers often provide much needed physical, emotional, and financial support for loved ones with cancer, but little is known about the caregiver support needed for persons with head and neck cancer. I chose to study the lived experiences of caregivers for persons with a head and neck cancer. To study this phenomenon, I needed to select individual family caregivers who could best address my research question. The purpose of this case study is to explore the lessons learned about planning and recruitment strategies for a phenomenological, qualitative dissertation that studied the lived experience of primary family caregivers of persons with head and neck cancer. The biggest challenge I anticipated and faced was recruitment of this special population of caregivers, despite adequate planning during the research proposal development stage for seeking participants. Recruitment of participants took place from April 2008 through January 2012. I did not anticipate the length of time it would take to recruit a sample of caregivers with this special experience, but perseverance and the support from colleagues and participants contributed to the successful completion of the dissertation in April 2013.

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