Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Occa, Aurora
• Morgan, Susan E.
• Potter, JoNell E.

Titel

Underrepresentation of Hispanics and Other Minorities in Clinical Trials: Recruiters’ Perspectives

Ist Teil von

• Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 2018-04, Vol.5 (2), p.322-332

Ort / Verlag

Cham: Springer Science + Business Media

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

Quelle

Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Clinical trials and research studies often fail to recruit participants from the minorities, hampering the generalizability of results. In order to mitigate this problem, the present study investigated how race/ethnicity affects the process of recruiting people from racial and ethnic minority groups, by conducting 11 focus groups with professional recruiters. Several themes emerged, such as how to adapt to potential participants’ language competency and literacy levels, the importance to engage in culturally appropriate verbal and nonverbal communication, and to establish a sense of homophily between recruiters and patients. In addition, recruiters pointed out possible solutions to accommodate socioeconomic concerns, to adapt to contextual factors—including immigration status—and ultimately to respond to potential participants’ mistrust of medical research. These findings are discussed, and future recommendations are provided.