Strategic Planning for Recruitment and Retention of Older African Americans in Health Promotion Research Programs

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• Alternative Title:
  J Health Dispar Res Pract
• Personal Author:
  Dreer, Laura E. ; Weston, June ; Owsley, Cynthia
• Description:
  The purpose of this study was to 1) describe a strategic plan for recruitment and retention used in conducting eye health education research with African-Americans living in urban and rural areas of Alabama and 2) characterize recruitment and retention patterns for this community-based project. We evaluated an eye health education program tailored specifically to older African Americans. InCHARGE© was designed to promote eye disease prevention by conveying the personal benefits of annual, dilated, comprehensive eye care and teaching strategies to minimize barriers to regular eye care. The InCHARGE© program or a social contact control program was delivered at 20 senior centers in predominately African American urban and rural communities. From pooled data across three studies, 380 African Americans completed a questionnaire about knowledge and attitudes/beliefs about eye disease and eye care before the program and by telephone at either 3 or 6 months after the presentation. The project consisted of 4 phases and a total of 10 strategic objectives for recruitment as well as retention of older African Americans that were implemented in a systematic fashion. Overall, retention rates for follow-up at either 3 or 6 months were 75% and 66% respectively. African Americans from rural areas were more likely to be lost to follow-up compared to those from urban areas. We discuss the benefits of utilizing a strategic plan that serves to address problems with underrepresentation of minorities in clinical research.
• Subjects:
  Black Or African American Health Promotion Research Design
• Source:
  J Health Dispar Res Pract. 2011; 7(2):14-33.
• Pubmed ID:
  25346876
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4208474
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  K23 EY017327/EY/NEI NIH HHS/United States ; P30 AG031054/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States ; P30 AG022838/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States ; U58 DP004061/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; U58 DP002651/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  7
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:679d4dcc18872a17ff1a96036f0aa41fa23879d15f8b9e72b819b646955c022f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/41991/cdc_41991_DS1.pdf
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