公共卫生 公共卫生
Elizabeth Guerrero-Berroa1,2, Ruby S C Phillips1, Kim Love3
1Lehman College, City University of New York, Bronx, NY, USA.
Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association
|December 23, 2025
概括
招募老年非洲裔美国人参加痴呆症研究是具有挑战性的,但是可能的. 社区参与和建立信任是成功招生和留住认知衰老研究的关键策略.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 在美国,非裔美国人经历了不成比例的痴呆症负担.
- 非洲裔美国人在研究中的代表性不足阻碍了对痴呆风险和保护因素的理解.
- 在痴呆症研究中,对于最年长的非裔美国人有效的招聘策略存在有限的证据.
研究的目的:
- 报告在招募和留住社区居住的最年长的非洲裔美国人的方法,挑战和战略,以进行纵向痴呆症研究.
- 检查抑郁症状和炎症与这一群体认知衰退的关联.
主要方法:
- 纵向研究招募了80岁以上的参与者,他们自认为是黑人/非洲裔美国人.
- 招聘策略包括传单,医生推和在老年中心和教堂的教育演讲.
- 修改包括使用高级中心作为评估地点,并提供交通工具以促进入学和留学.
主要成果:
- 31名参与者 (平均年龄82.2岁) 在前28个月入学.
- 在老年中心和教堂的教育演讲是最有效的招聘策略,导致雪球采样.
- 在12个月的后续访问中,保持率为77.3%,达到77.3%.
结论:
- 招募最年长的非裔美国人参加痴呆症研究存在重大困难,需要大量的时间和精力.
- 有效的策略包括通过教育演示进行持续的社区参与,并与社区领导建立信任.
- 足够的资金和专门的招聘资源对于成功的涉及这个人口的研究是必不可少的.
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