Recruitment of Chinese American Elders into Dementia Research: The UCSF ADRC Experience
Recruitment of Chinese American Elders into Dementia Research: The UCSF ADRC Experience
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DOI：
10.1093/geront/gnr033
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发表时间：
2011-06-01
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影响因子：
5.7
通讯作者：
Rosen, Howard J.
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作者：
Chao, Steven Z.;Lai, Ngan B.;Rosen, Howard J.
目的：描述招募亚裔美国人参与老年认知能力下降纵向研究的结果。设计和方法：招募策略包括在加州大学、旧金山弗朗西斯科和旧金山弗朗西斯科唐人街开设认知障碍评估诊所，为当地保健提供者和社区成员举办讲座，参与社区活动，以及在大众媒体上发表文章。结果：超过200名中国患者在我们的外展诊所接受了评估。许多人主要讲中文，受教育程度低。125名参与者入组，年随访率为88%。在注册者中，36%是从我们的临床服务招募的; 30%是通过口口相传;其余的来自社区讲座和活动，传单和大众媒体。参与者受教育程度相对较高，倾向于对了解他们的认知能力感兴趣，并支持研究目标。含义：尽管存在显著的文化和语言障碍，但华裔美国人可以成功地被招募到衰老和认知障碍的纵向研究中。临床服务是这一努力的关键组成部分，而教育程度低和其他可能与之相关的因素是研究参与的明显障碍。
Purpose: To describe the results of efforts to recruit Asian Americans into longitudinal research on cognitive decline in aging. Design and Methods: Recruitment strategies include clinics for assessment of cognitive impairment at the University of California, San Francisco campus and San Francisco's Chinatown, lectures to local health care providers and community members, participation in community events, and publications in mass media. Results: Over 200 Chinese patients were evaluated in our outreach clinic. Many were primarily Chinese speaking with low levels of education. One hundred and twenty-five participants enrolled, and annual follow-up has been 88%. Among enrollees, 36% were recruited from our clinical service; 30% via word of mouth; and the rest from community lectures and events, flyers, and mass media. Participants who enrolled were relatively highly educated, tended to be interested in learning about their cognitive abilities, and were supportive of the goals of research. Implications: Despite the significant cultural and linguistic barriers, Chinese Americans can be successfully recruited into longitudinal studies of aging and cognitive impairment. Clinical services are a critical component of such an effort, and low education and other factors that may be associated with it are clear barriers to research participation.