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    Gerontologist. 2003 Feb;43(1):18-26.

    Lessons learned about minority recruitment and retention from the Centers on Minority Aging and Health Promotion.

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    Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Boston, MA 02115, USA. sue_levkoff@hms.harvard.edu

    Abstract

    PURPOSE:

    This article presents a summary of an earlier monograph on the recruitment and retention of older ethnic minority individuals.

    DESIGN AND METHODS:

    The authors provide an overview of recruitment and retention efforts made by six National Institutes of Health Office of Minority Research/National Institute on Aging-funded Centers on Minority Aging and Health Promotion. We rely on a model that focuses on barriers and enablers to recruitment that stem from the minority community as well as the research community.

    RESULTS:

    The summary of findings suggests that recruitment and retention success occurs when there is a match between the goals of the ethnic minority communities and the research community.

    IMPLICATIONS:

    Recognizing and understanding the culture of each ethnic minority community as well the research perspectives is essential to successful recruitment and retention of ethnic minority elderly individuals.

    PMID:
    12604742
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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