ABSTRACT

Background: There has been no published research exploring the attitudes of people with psychosis to different communication methods for being contacted about research.

Methods: Fifty patients diagnosed with schizophrenia, psychosis and related disorders completed an open ended questionnaire about: The method(s) by which patients with psychosis would prefer to be contacted about research opportunities; attitudes towards texting as a proposed method for informing patients about research studies; attitudes towards being contacted from a private number; and preferred contact method(s) for research appointment reminders.

Results: Emergent themes from the questionnaire are presented.

Conclusions: The implications for improving research engagement within the psychosis population are discussed and scope for further research highlighted.

摘要

背景：尚无已发表的研究探讨精神病患者对与研究联系的不同沟通方式的态度。

方法： 50名被诊断为精神分裂症，精神病和相关疾病的患者填写了关于以下方面的开放式问卷：对待发短信的态度，将其告知患者有关研究的建议方法；从私人电话联系的态度；以及研究约会提醒的首选联系方式。

结果：提出了问卷中出现的主题。

结论：讨论了改善精神病人群中的研究参与的意义，并强调了进一步研究的范围。