Characteristics of the healthy brain project sample: representing diversity among study participants.
Characteristics of the healthy brain project sample: representing diversity among study participants.
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健康大脑项目样本的特征：代表研究参与者的多样性。
DOI：
10.1093/geront/gnp081
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发表时间：
2009
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通讯作者：
Mathews,AnnaE
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作者：
Bryant,LucindaL;Laditka,JamesN;Laditka,SarahB;Mathews,AnnaE
目的：描述的研究参与者和文件的多样性，在预防研究中心健康老龄化研究网络的工作组促进认知健康的大型多地点研究，旨在探讨对大脑健康的态度，与其维护相关的行为，和信息接收偏好之间的一个不同的老年人群体，提供一个基础，为发展健康促进interventions.Design和方法：450名老年人在55个焦点小组在9个站点完成了一个共同的参与者调查。使用描述性统计，分析比较了参与者的特征（年龄、性别和种族/民族;城乡位置;收入和教育;社交活动;身体活动、营养和体重指数;以及自我报告的认知功能测量）跨地点和国家数据。结果：跨地点的比较记录了样本的丰富多样性。含义：各种人口群体的大量代表性表明，焦点小组研究中获得的定性数据为以下方面提供了有用的基础：制定有针对性的沟通干预措施，以促进不同人群的大脑健康。
Purpose:Description of study participants and documentation of the desired diversity in the Prevention Research Centers Healthy Aging Research Network's Workgroup on Promoting Cognitive Health large multisite study designed to examine attitudes about brain health, behaviors associated with its maintenance, and information-receiving preferences among a diverse group of older Americans, to provide a foundation for developing health promotion interventions.Design and Methods:Four hundred fifty older adults in 55 focus groups at 9 sites completed a common participant survey. Using descriptive statistics, the analysis compares participant characteristics (age, sex, and race/ethnicity; rural–urban location; income and education; social activity; physical activity, nutrition, and body mass index; and self-reported measures of cognitive function) across sites and with national data.Results:Comparisons across sites document the rich diversity of the sample.Implications:The substantial representation of a variety of demographic groups suggests that the qualitative data obtained in the focus group research provide a useful basis for developing well-targeted communication interventions for promoting brain health in diverse populations.