Understanding how patients with psychosis would prefer to be contacted about research

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.

KEYWORDS:

• Psychosis
• engagement
• appointment adherence
• texting
• co-production

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Funding

This work was supported by the NIHR Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement in Research Small Grants Scheme [PPIESG_50].