Recruitment and Retention in Minority Populations: Lessons Learned in Conducting Research on Health Promotion and Minority Aging

Levkoff, Sue (Editor)/ Prohaska, Thomas R. (Editor)/ Wietzman, Patricia Flynn, Ph.D. (Editor)/ Ory, Marcia G. (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0826113753 / ISBN 13: 9780826113757

Published by Springer Pub Co, 2000

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112 pages. 9.75x7.00x0.25 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Recruitment and Retention in Minority Populations: Lessons Learned in Conducting Research on Health Promotion and Minority Aging
• Publisher: Springer Pub Co
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826113753
• ISBN 13: 9780826113757
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.2 kilograms

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Synopsis

Despite projections of significant growth in older minority populations, researchers have little more than surface-level appreciation of how cultural factors will shape mental and physical health outcomes. This volume is part of a new wave of studies designed to address the issue of recruiting and retaining minority elders for participation in research studies. The authors highlight the strengths and weaknesses of a wide array of research designs, ranging from small, in-depth qualitative studies to randomized, controlled behavioral interventions. Several chapters focus on successes with African American, Chinese American, and Mexican American elders. The practical advice contained herein will have great appeal to those working to advance the field of gerontological research.

About the Authors

Sue E. Levkoff, ScD, is an associate professor in psychiatry at Brigham and Women's Hospital and an associate professor in the Department of Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She currently serves as the director for the Positive Aging Resource Center, a national technical assistance center for enhancing behavioral health services for older adults.

Thomas R. Prohaska, PhD, is Director and Professor in the Community Health Sciences Division, and co-director of the Center for Research on Health and Aging, Health Research and Policy Centers, at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health.

Patricia Flynn Weitzman, PhD, is Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School's Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Marcia G. Ory, PhD, MPH, is professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Health, School of Rural Public Health (SRPH) at The Texas A&M Health Science Center in College Station, Texas.