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CLINICIAN IDENTIFIED BARRIERS TO CLINICAL RESEARCH
Author(s) -
Sandberg Jonathan G.,
Johnson Lee N.,
Robia Mihaela,
Miller Richard B.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2002.tb01173.x
Subject(s) - family therapy , front line , psychology , medicine , clinical research , psychotherapist , family medicine , pathology , political science , law
Involvement of front‐line clinicians in clinical studies is crucial for quality marriage and family therapy effectiveness research. To identify common barriers to clinical research, 326 clinical members of the American Association for Marital and Family Therapy from three geographically diverse states were asked to describe their willingness to participate in a hypothertical research project. Therapists cited time constraints, outside limitations, client concerns, and a lack of understanding about and involvement in the study as major reasons for refusal to participate. Recommendations for building collaborative relationships between clinicians and researchers as well as future research are addressed.