Barriers to Enrolling Mental Health Emergency Patients in a Quality Improvement Study.

This article focuses on barriers to enrolling patients experiencing mental health emergencies in emergency departments (EDs) into research studies. The study found significant challenges in reaching and recruiting patients after discharge, primarily due to disconnected or unreachable phones, patient...

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Publicado en:	Academic Emergency Medicine Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 1 - 4
Autores principales:	Mushi, Maria Muzanila, Bury, Cathleen, Tupetz, Anna, Anderson, Aubree, Horace, Reuben, Limkakeng, Alex, Vissoci, Joao Ricardo Nickenig, Staton, Catherine
Formato:	letter research Journal Article
Publicado:	Wiley-Blackwell Mar2026
Acceso en línea:	Ver este registro en EBSCOhost

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Sumario:	This article focuses on barriers to enrolling patients experiencing mental health emergencies in emergency departments (EDs) into research studies. The study found significant challenges in reaching and recruiting patients after discharge, primarily due to disconnected or unreachable phones, patient disinterest, and ongoing psychiatric symptoms that may impair communication. Attempts to enroll patients in person before discharge were limited by ethical concerns about coercion and potential trauma. The authors highlight a lack of existing literature on this specific issue and recommend further research to better understand and address these enrollment barriers to improve mental health care quality in ED settings.