Article
Eligibility, Recruitment, and Retention of African Americans with Severe Mental Illness in Community Research
Community Mental Health Journal
(2009)
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.
Keywords
- African American,
- Recruitment,
- Retention,
- Severe mental illness
Disciplines
Publication Date
April, 2009
DOI
10.1007/s10597-008-9162-7
Publisher Statement
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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Citation Information
Michelle D. Hampton, Mary C. White and Linda Chafetz. "Eligibility, Recruitment, and Retention of African Americans with Severe Mental Illness in Community Research" Community Mental Health Journal Vol. 45 Iss. 2 (2009) p. 137 - 143 ISSN: 0010-3853 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/michelle-hampton/13/