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Table 3 Recruitment approach, time taken to achieve recruitment, recruitment achieved

From: Strategies for improving patient recruitment to focus groups in primary care: a case study reflective paper using an analytical framework

Recruitment strategy

Time taken to achieve recruitment (weeks)

Focus Group Venues

Number of individual interviews held at focus group venue

Number contacting researcher

Number agreeing to attend on the day before the group meeting

Number attending and being interviewed

Strategy 1

 

Bourne

0

0

0

0

 

7

Grantham

0

2

0

0

 

13

Lincoln

0

7

6

3

  

Louth

0

0

0

0

Strategy 2

4

Bourne

0

1

0

0

 

7

Grantham

1

3

3

1

 

6

Lincoln

0

6

4

0

 

7

Louth

1

5

5

1

Strategy 3

1

Boston

0

6

4

4

 

2

Bourne

0

3

3

2

 

2

Grantham

0

4

4

3

 

1

Lincoln 1

0

5

5

5

 

1

Lincoln 2

0

4

4

4

 

1

Louth

1

1

1

1

 

1

Sleaford

1

1

1

1

 

1

Skegness

0

3

2

2