Recruiting US Chinese Elders Into Clinical Research for Dementia.
Recruiting US Chinese Elders Into Clinical Research for Dementia.
复制标题
DOI：
10.1097/wad.0000000000000162
复制
发表时间：
2016-10
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Sano M
中科院分区：
文献类型：
--
作者：
Li C;Neugroschl J;Umpierre M;Martin J;Huang Q;Zeng X;Cai D;Sano M
本研究描述并评估了西奈山阿尔茨海默病研究中心（MSADRC）快速招募中国老年人进行临床研究的情况。研究的宣传方法包括到当地的老人中心/教会演讲和在当地的中文报纸上发表文章。评估了这些方法的时间和成功率。采用了一种“去他们那里”的评价模式，使参与者能够在他们感到舒适的地方完成研究访问。从2015年1月至12月，我们招募了98名年龄≥ 65岁的参与者，他们主要讲普通话/广东话，居住在纽约。平均年龄和受教育年限分别为73.93±6.34和12.79±4.58。大多数参与者为女性（65.3%），主要讲普通话（53.1%）。在所有参加者中，54.1%是从社区讲座中招募的，29.6%是通过报纸招募的，10.2%是通过口口相传招募的，6.1%是从我们的临床服务中招募的。40.8%的参与者在MSADRC进行了评估，44.9%在当地老年中心/教堂进行了评估，14.3%在家中进行了评估。鉴于我们的大多数参与者的英语水平较低，使用双语招聘人员可能使我们能够克服语言障碍，促进招聘。我们的“去找他们”评估模式是我们成功招聘的另一个重要因素。
This study described and evaluated the rapid recruitment of elderly Chinese into clinical research at the Mount Sinai Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (MSADRC). Methods of publicizing the study included lectures to local senior centers/churches and publications in local Chinese newspapers. The amount of time and success of these methods were evaluated. A “go to them” model of evaluation was employed to enable participants to complete the study visit at locations where they were comfortable. From January to December 2015, we recruited 98 participants aged ≥ 65 who primarily speak Mandarin/Cantonese and reside in New York. The mean age and years of education was 73.93±6.34 and 12.79±4.58, respectively. The majority of participants were female (65.3%) and primarily Mandarin speaking (53.1%). Of all enrollees, 54.1% were recruited from community lectures, 29.6% through newspapers, 10.2% through word of mouth, and 6.1% from our clinical services. 40.8% of participants underwent evaluations at the MSADRC, 44.9% at local senior centers/churches, and 14.3% at home. Given that the majority of our participants had low English proficiency, the use of bilingual recruiters probably allowed us to overcome the language barrier, facilitating recruitment. Our “go to them” model of evaluation is another important factor contributing to our successful recruitment.