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Table 3 Recruitment channels and recruitment strategies

From: A web-based self-help intervention for partners of cancer patients based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: a protocol of a randomized controlled trial

Recruitment via

Recruitment strategy

• National newspapers and magazines

Advertisements, newspaper articles

• Media

Interviews on radio and television, Twitter, Facebook

• Websites and magazines of relevant organizations (e.g. website of Dutch Cancer Society)

Online advertisements, newsletters

• Patient organizations and drop-in-centers

Online advertisements, newsletters, leaflets, presentations

• Hospitals and psycho-oncological organizations

Online advertisements, newsletters, leaflets, posters, presentations

• Other (e.g. psychologists, rehabilitation centers, general practitioners, physiotherapists)

Leaflets, posters