Faculty Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
April 2009
Publication Title
Community Mental Health Journal
Volume
45
Issue Number
2
First Page
137
Last Page
143
DOI
10.1007/s10597-008-9162-7
Keywords
African American, Recruitment, Retention, Severe mental illness
Disciplines
Community Health | Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Medicine and Health Sciences | Nursing | Psychiatric and Mental Health | Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing | Public Health and Community Nursing | Race and Ethnicity | Sociology
Abstract
Data that addresses severely mentally ill (SMI) African Americans (AAs) likelihood to participate in clinical research is limited. This study’s purpose was to determine if differences exist between races regarding eligibility, recruitment, and retention in a community-based clinical trial. The sample included 293 participants. Data sources included clinical records and interviews. Logistic regression was used for analysis. AAs were as likely to participate and to complete followup interviews as Whites. In contrast to studies about non-mentally ill AAs, AAs with SMI appeared to be as willing to consent to and to remain in clinical research studies as Whites.
Recommended Citation
Michelle Hampton, Mary White, and Linda Chafetz. "Eligibility, Recruitment, and Retention of African Americans with Severe Mental Illness in Community Research" Community Mental Health Journal (2009): 137-143. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-008-9162-7
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Comments
This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in the Community Mental Health Journal. The final authenticated version is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-008-9162-7
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