Predictors of Participation in Clinical Research.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite numerous efforts to create more equitable healthcare systems, minority populations face long-standing health disparities compared to White populations. Healthcare research is the necessary foundation for creating equitable health systems and providing patient-centered care. Significant challenges exist, however, with recruiting and engaging underrepresented populations in clinical research.

Objectives

The purpose of this analysis was to determine how research participants' race, trust, and level of education influence participation barriers in clinical research.

Methods

The study used secondary, cross-sectional survey data that were collected between 2014 and 2016 through the former Mid-South Clinical Data Research Network, currently known as the St

SUBMITTER: Scanlon JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8231664 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul-Aug 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature