Using community-based geographical information system (GIS) to recruit older Asian Americans in an Alzheimer's disease study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aims to show the usefulness of incorporating a community-based geographical information system (GIS) in recruiting research participants for the Asian Cohort for Alzheimer's Disease (ACAD) study for using the subgroup of Korean American (KA) older adults. The ACAD study is the first large study in the USA and Canada focusing on the recruitment of Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese older adults to address the issues of under-representation of Asian Americans in clinical research.

Methods

To promote clinical research participation of racial/ethnic minority older adults with and without dementia, we used GIS by collaborating with community members to delineate boundaries for geographical clusters and enclaves of church and senior networks, and KA serving ethnic

SUBMITTER: Lee H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10401260 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature