Florida Registry for Aging Studies

摘要 招募和留住年长的非洲裔美国人[AA]、拉丁裔/西班牙裔[LH]和加勒比[CN]成年人 临床研究仍然是一个重大挑战。探索年轻家庭成员的生活(25岁) 对招募老年人(65岁及以上)进行老龄化研究的影响尤为重要，因为 许多具有不同文化背景的成年人在做出医疗保健治疗决定时会咨询家庭成员。 因此，当前提案的重点是了解代际影响(IGI)-- 一代人对另一代人在技能、态度、偏好、价值观和 行为-可以利用来招募和留住年龄较大的多样化成年人进行临床研究。我们使用 理性行动理论(TRA)和免疫球蛋白指数(IGI)指导我们的研究。主要目标是拥有一个人口 不同的老年人准备参加NIA资助的临床研究。这一行动的具体目标 研究是1)确定促进不同老年人进入老龄化的招募和登记的战略 研究；2)实施沟通计划，以提高对参与的认识和意愿 研究和3)在全州范围内实施AA、LH和CN老年人登记，准备参加NIA- 资助临床研究。据我们所知，这是第一批提出有组织计划的人之一 专门设计来增加我们对年轻和年长不同的成年人对 研究参与，然后将这些信息转化为战略计划，以招募和招收不同年龄的老年人 整个佛罗里达州的成年人登记到一个登记处。

ABSTRACT Recruitment and retention of older African American [AA], Latino/Hispanic [LH], and Caribbean [CN] adults into clinical research continues to be a significant challenge. Exploring younger family members' (25-64 years) influence on recruiting older adults (65 years and older) into aging research is particularly important since many culturally diverse adults consult family members when making healthcare treatment decisions. Therefore, the focus of the current proposal is to understand how intergenerational influence (IGI) – the influence of one generation on another in terms of the transfer of skills, attitudes, preferences, values, and behaviors – can be leveraged to recruit and retain older diverse adults into clinical research. We use the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) and IGI to guide our research. The primary goal is to have a population of diverse older adults ready to participate in NIA funded clinical research studies. Specific aims of this study are 1) to identify strategies that promote recruitment and enrollment of diverse older adults into aging research; 2) implement a communication plan to increase awareness of and willingness to participate in research and 3) implement a statewide registry of AA, LH and CN older adults ready to participate in NIA- funded clinical research. To the best of our knowledge, this is among the first to propose an organized plan specifically designed to increase our understanding of younger and older diverse adults' knowledge of research participation, and then translate this information into a strategic plan to recruit and enroll older diverse adults throughout Florida into a registry.