<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><xml><records><record><source-app name="HighWire" version="7.x">Drupal-HighWire</source-app><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Robitaille, Hubert</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Légaré, France</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tre, Ghislaine</style></author></authors><secondary-authors></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">A Systematic Process for Recruiting Physician-Patient Dyads in Practice-based Research Networks (PBRNs)</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2014</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2014-11-01 00:00:00</style></date></pub-dates></dates><pages><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">740-749</style></pages><doi><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10.3122/jabfm.2014.06.140035</style></doi><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">27</style></volume><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6</style></issue><abstract><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Background: Recruiting physicians and patients for primary care research is difficult, and low participation can greatly affect the validity of research. While practice-based research networks (PBRNs) offer advantages of scale for recruitment, the barriers are perennial. We designed a systematic process for recruiting physician–patient dyads in PBRNs and tested it in EXACKTE2, a large, cross-sectional, dyadic study. Methods: Based on known barriers, we designed a systematic process for recruiting dyads of family physicians and their patients and implemented it in 2 primary care practice-based research networks in Canada: one in Ontario (11 practices) and one in Quebec (6 practices). Dyads (one physician with one patient) were recruited simultaneously to explore their mutual influence during consultations. A key element of the process was a research assistant assigned to each practice. This person closely accompanied the recruitment process, liaising with staff and taking charge of interviews, questionnaires, and follow-up. Results: In total, 276 physicians and patients were recruited in 17 primary care practices in 2 primary care networks in Ontario and Quebec, representing a participation rate of more than 72% of eligible physicians and more than 64% of eligible patients. Conclusion: We established a systematic process to conduct successful dyadic recruitment of physicians and patients in PBRNs.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>