Journal article
Using Culturally Informed Strategies to Enhance Recruitment of African Americans in Dementia Research: A Nurse Researcher's Experience
Journal of research practice, Vol.11(1), M2
01/01/2015
Abstract
Decreased research participation hinders advancement in the undestanding and treatment of dementia in African Americans, This article describes the experience of a tame researcher using culturally informed strategies to enhance recruitment in the African American population in southern Lousiana, as part of a study on family involvement in health promotion activities for older adults with dementia. Strategies went beyond having minority recruiters and recruiting from churches to becoming familiar with the context and culture of southern Louisiana through engagement with the community and attaining bury in from formal and informal contacts. The researcher kept field notes, journals, and a record of recruitment activities to assure accountability during recruitment. An analysis of the field notes revealed the salience of six themes, namely Gaining Trust, Visibility, Networking, Follow up, Purposeful Activity, and Community Engagement. Barriers that were overcome included knowledge deficit about dementia in the target community and the cultural unsuitability of the terminology linked to dementia. Benefits included community awareness and development of community and family partnerships, and of course, the recruitment of adequate number of research participants.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Using Culturally Informed Strategies to Enhance Recruitment of African Americans in Dementia Research: A Nurse Researcher's Experience
- Creators
- Fayron Epps - IberiaLisa Skemp - Loyola University ChicagoJanet Specht - Univ Iowa, Coll Nursing, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of research practice, Vol.11(1), M2
- Publisher
- Athabasca Univ Press
- ISSN
- 1712-851X
- eISSN
- 1712-851X
- Number of pages
- 19
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2015
- Academic Unit
- Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9984383905802771
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