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- Title
Health Research Participation, Opportunity, and Willingness Among Minority and Rural Communities of Arkansas.
- Authors
McElfish, Pearl A.; Long, Christopher R.; Selig, James P.; Rowland, Brett; Purvis, Rachel S.; James, Laura; Holland, Angel; Felix, Holly C.; Narcisse, Marie‐Rachelle
- Abstract
Abstract: Prior research suggests that rural and minority communities participate in research at lower rates. While rural and minority populations are often cited as being underrepresented in research, population‐based studies on health research participation have not been conducted. This study used questions added to the 2015 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to understand factors associated with i) health research participation, ii) opportunities to participate in health research, and iii) willingness to participate in health research from a representative sample (n = 5,256) of adults in Arkansas. Among all respondents, 45.5% would be willing to participate in health research if provided the opportunity and 22.1% were undecided. Only 32.4% stated that they would not be willing to participate in health research. There was no significant difference in participation rates for rural or racial/ethnic minority communities. Furthermore, racial/ethnic minority respondents (Black or Hispanic) were more likely to express their willingness to participate.
- Subjects
PUBLIC health research; PATIENT participation; RURAL population; MINORITIES; SAMPLING (Process); ATTITUDE (Psychology)
- Publication
CTS: Clinical & Translational Science, 2018, Vol 11, Issue 5, p487
- ISSN
1752-8054
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/cts.12561