Facilitators and barriers to successful recruitment into a large comparative effectiveness trial: a qualitative study.

Recruitment of participants into research studies, especially individuals from minority groups, is challenging; lack of diversity may lead to biased findings. To explore beliefs about research participation among individuals who were approached and eligible for the GRADE study. In-depth qualitative telephone interviews with randomized participants (n = 25) and eligible individuals who declined to enroll (n = 26).

CE: Original Research: Helping Health Care Providers and Staff Process Grief Through a Hospital-Based Program.

Unlabelled: : Background: Grief and loss are significant issues for health care providers, who may witness their patients' pain and suffering, experience feelings of grief as a result of caring for sick and dying people, and reexperience their own past losses. Unaddressed grief can lead to many issues for providers, their patients, and the health care system as a whole.

Methods: Healing Loss: A Residential Workshop for Montefiore Associates is an experiential and educational program aimed at helping professional caregivers to identify and process grief and loss.