title: 'Will you help me with my research?' Gaining access to primary care settings and subjects.
abstract: This paper is concerned with the negotiation of agreement to carry out research in primary care settings. It is argued that this is a key part of any research project, and that careful handling of this process will not only improve response rates, but will also often enhance the quality of the data obtained. A number of strategies for negotiating access are proposed which have been developed and applied in primary care settings. These strategies depend on creating a sense of collective ownership of projects between researchers and participants which contributes to the successful completion of the projects and provides a positive atmosphere for further collaboration.
authors.affiliation: University of Southampton.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Spiegal
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Kinmonth
mesh_terms: D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D017008:Negotiating; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D012107:Research Design