Indications of Recruitment Challenges in Research with U.S. Military Service Members: A ClinicalTrials.gov Review.

Introduction: The success of military-relevant health research often depends on recruiting adequate numbers of U.S. military service members as research participants.

US Military Service Members' Reasons for Deciding to Participate in Health Research.

Researchers have reported challenges in recruiting US military service members as research participants. We explored their reasons for participating. Eighteen US military service members who had participated in at least one health-related research study within the previous 3 years completed semi-structured individual interviews in person or by telephone, focused on the service members' past decisions regarding research participation.

Quantity and Quality of Economic Evaluations in U.S. Nursing Research, 1997-2015: A Systematic Review.

Background: The United States has a complex healthcare system that is undergoing substantial reformations. There is a need for high-quality, economic evaluations of nursing practice. An updated review of completed economic evaluations relevant to the field of nursing within the U.

Trends in Research with U.S. Military Service Member Participants: A Population-Specific ClinicalTrials.gov Review.

Background: ClinicalTrials.gov reviews have evaluated research trends for specific conditions and age groups but not for specific populations of research participants. No ClinicalTrials.

Cost effectiveness analysis for nursing research.

Background: With ever-increasing pressure to reduce costs and increase quality, nurses are faced with the challenge of producing evidence that their interventions and care provide value. Cost effectiveness analysis (CEA) is a tool that can be used to provide this evidence by comparative evaluation of the costs and consequences of two or more alternatives.

Objectives: The aim of this article is to introduce the essential components of CEA to nurses and nurse researchers with the protocol of a recently funded cluster randomized controlled trial as an example.

Differences in level of care at the end of life according to race.

Background: Tailoring care for patients and their families at the end of life is important.

Purpose: To examine factors associated with patients' choices for level of care at the end of life.

Methods: Data on demographics and level of care (full code, do not resuscitate, or withdrawal of life support) were collected on 1072 patients who died between January 1998 and June 2006 on a cardiac care unit.