Recruitment
RECRUITMENT, RECRUITMENT
Recruitment of patients will be carried out by the participating general practitioners through a direct approach. Patients trust their GPs, so a recommendation to participate made by primary care physicians is likely to result in a high participation rate. The recruitment process is supported by the offer of personal contact between APNs and potential participants in the enrolment phase. In addition, to support recruitment, the patients are provided with comprehensive information and educational material about the project in easy-to-understand language, informing them about the project, its objectives and the data collection and processing that will be carried out to achieve the project goals. Posters and flyers are placed in the waiting rooms of the participating GP offices and are customized with the individual data of the general practice and the APN.