Associations between Culturally Relevant Recruitment Strategies and Participant Interest, Enrollment and Generalizability in a Weight-loss Intervention for African American Families
| Autor: | Jordan E. Lyerly, Ken Resnicow, Lauren E. Huffman, Haylee M. Gause, Dawn K. Wilson, Heather Kitzman-Ulrich |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Gerontology
Adult Employment Male Epidemiology Ethnic group Sociocultural values 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Weight loss Intervention (counseling) Weight Loss medicine Ethnicity Humans Generalizability theory 030212 general & internal medicine Cultural Competency Sociocultural evolution Poverty Minority Groups Demography 030505 public health Patient Selection General Medicine Original Report: Health Inequities in Hypertension and Related Organ Damage Black or African American Female medicine.symptom 0305 other medical science Psychology Cultural competence |
| Zdroj: | Ethnicitydisease. 26(3) |
| ISSN: | 1049-510X |
| Popis: | Objective: Culturally relevant recruitment strategies may be an important approach for recruiting ethnic minorities for interventions. Previous research has examined associations between recruitment strategies and enrollment of African Americans (AA), but has not explored more deeply the role of incorporating sociocultural values into recruitment strategies. Our current study explores whether sociocultural recruitment mediums were associated with demographics, interest and enrollment in a weight-loss intervention. Method: Sociocultural mediums included community partnerships, culturally relevant ads, sociocultural events, or word-of-mouth. Non-sociocultural mediums included community/ school events that did not specifically target AAs. Analyses examined whether demographics of enrolled families differed by recruitment strategy and if recruitment strategy predicted scheduling a baseline visit, enrolling in a run-in phase, and enrolling in the intervention program. Results: Families recruited from culturally relevant ads, sociocultural events, or word-of- mouth were 1.96 times more likely to schedule a baseline visit (OR=1.96, 95% CI=1.05, 3.68) than families recruited from non-sociocultural mediums. No differences were found for sociocultural mediums on enrolling in the run-in phase or the intervention. However, among enrolled families, those recruited from sociocultural mediums were less likely to be employed (X2 [1, N=142] =5.53, PConclusion: Sociocultural mediums were associated with scheduling a baseline visit, but not enrollment. They were, however, effective in recruiting a more generalizable sample among enrolled participants based on demographic characteristics. Integrating sociocultural values into recruitment methods may be a valuable strategy for increasing interest in participation among underrepresented AA families. Ethn Dis. 2016;26(3):295-304; doi:10.18865/ed.26.3.295 |
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