Community events as viable sites for recruiting minority volunteers who agree to be contacted for future research

Wendy Pechero Bishop; Jasmin A Tiro; Simon J Craddock Lee; Corinne M Bruce; Celette Sugg Skinner

doi:10.1016/j.cct.2011.01.012

Community events as viable sites for recruiting minority volunteers who agree to be contacted for future research

Contemp Clin Trials. 2011 May;32(3):369-71. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2011.01.012. Epub 2011 Jan 27.

Authors

Wendy Pechero Bishop¹, Jasmin A Tiro, Simon J Craddock Lee, Corinne M Bruce, Celette Sugg Skinner

Affiliation

¹ Division of Behavioral and Communication Sciences, Department of Clinical Sciences and Simmons Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 21276875
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2011.01.012

Abstract

Reaching out to medically underserved racial/ethnic groups is a key challenge in population research. To increase their participation opportunities, we asked adults attending community events to complete a survey about their health concerns and invited them to join a registry of individuals agreeing to future study invitation. Approximately 66% of the 2298 survey responders joined the registry. Multivariate analysis showed that Hispanics were more likely to agree to contact than Whites. Agreers endorsed a wider range of health concerns than non-agreers.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Black or African American*
Clinical Trials as Topic / methods*
Female
Hispanic or Latino*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Minority Groups*
Patient Selection*
Registries*
Residence Characteristics
Texas
Young Adult