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. 2021;82(2):771-779.
doi: 10.3233/JAD-210027.

Research Attitudes and Interest Among Elderly Latinxs: The Impact of a Collaborative Video and Community Peers

Margaret C Sewell  1 , Judith Neugroschl  1 , Mari Umpierre  1 , Shehan Chin  1 , Carolyn W Zhu  1   2 , Nelly Velasco  1 , Sabrina Gonzalez  3 , Alexandra Acabá-Berrocal  1 , Luca Bianchetti  4 , Gabriela Silva  1 , Alma Collazo  1 , Mary Sano  1   2
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Research Attitudes and Interest Among Elderly Latinxs: The Impact of a Collaborative Video and Community Peers

Margaret C Sewell et al. J Alzheimers Dis. 2021.

Abstract

Background: Latinx elders are underrepresented in dementia research. In a previous study we assessed research attitudes in urban minority elders and found a significant minority expressed neutral to negative attitudes relating to trust, safety, and personal responsibility to help research.

Objective: To assess the impact of a composite intervention on attitudes toward research and research participation among elderly Latinx. The intervention was a collaboratively produced research participation video shown during presentations with our elderly community advisory board (CAB) as co-presenters.

Methods: The video was created by the ADRC and CAB. All senior center attendees were eligible to participate. Afterwards, the Research Attitudes Questionnaire (RAQ) and a brief questionnaire on the impact of the video were administered. Using Wilcoxon Rank Sum Tests, Chi Square, and OLS regressions, RAQ responses were compared to those from a historical cohort from similar centers.

Results: 74 in the "Historical Cohort 1" and 104 in "Intervention Cohort 2" were included. RAQ total score was higher in Cohort 2 than Cohort 1 (28.5 versus 26.1, p < 0.05) after controlling for age, education, and country of origin. In response to the question "Has the video influenced your willingness and interest to participate in research", 88.7%of the participants in Cohort 2 reported being "more" or "much more" interested in research.

Conclusion: Tailoring community research recruitment programs to include relatable peers using novel recruitment techniques may have positive implications for improving enrollment of diverse elderly individuals in research.

Keywords: Attitudes towards research; diversity; elder minorities; minorities in research; research participation.

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RAQ Responses by Cohort (1, 2)
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