Recruitment of oncology nurses for Internet research: issues and future directions.
OBJECTIVE
To provide future directions for Internet research based on issues raised during the recruitment process of an Internet survey of oncology nurses.


METHODS
Throughout the research process, the research staff recorded issues as they arose and wrote memos regarding recruitment issues and possible reasons for the issues. Weekly group discussions were conducted, and written records of the discussions were kept. The written memos and records were reviewed, and the content was analyzed.


RESULTS
The recruitment issues included flexibility required, mutual trust, changing Internet dynamics, and potential selection bias.


CONCLUSIONS
As the issues indicated, recruiting nurses for the study only through the Internet did not work well.


CONCLUSIONS
For future Internet research, the authors suggest using multiple Internet and real settings for recruitment, a variety of strategies, the quota sampling method, and creative motivation strategies.
Im
Eun-Ok
EO
School of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin, USA. eim@mail.nur.utexas.edu
Chee
Wonshik
W
Lim
Hyun Ju
HJ
Bender
Melinda
M
Tsai
Hsiu-Min
HM
Yang
Soon-Ok
SO
Lee
Hungsa
H
D000328:Adult; D003256:Community Participation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D009042:Motivation; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D012106:Research / Q000295:instrumentation; D012107:Research Design; D015983:Selection Bias; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D035502:Trust; D000078329:Workforce