{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Murphy EJ"],"funding":["NIMH NIH HHS","NIMHD NIH HHS"],"pagination":["1137-44"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC3818393"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["30(11)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Background
High attrition rates among African-Americans (AA) volunteers are a persistent problem that makes clinical trials less representative and complicates estimation of treatment outcomes. Many studies contrast AA with other ethnic/racial groups, but few compare the AA volunteers who remain in treatment with those who leave. Here, in addition to comparing patterns of attrition between African Americans and Whites, we identify predictors of overall and early attrition among African Americans.Method
Sample comprised non-Hispanic African-American (n = 673) and White (n = 2,549) participants in the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) study. Chi-square tests were used to examine racial group differences in reasons for exit. Multivariate logistic "],"journal":["Depression and anxiety"],"pubmed_title":["Retention and attrition among African Americans in the STAR*D study: what causes research volunteers to stay or stray?"],"pmcid":["PMC3818393"],"funding_grant_id":["N01 MH090003","K22 MD006140","K22MD006140-01","K99MH085098-01"],"pubmed_authors":["Chemerinski A","Murphy EJ","Rush AJ","McMahon FJ","Kassem L","Laje G"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Retention and attrition among African Americans in the STAR*D study: what causes research volunteers to stay or stray?","description":"Background
High attrition rates among African-Americans (AA) volunteers are a persistent problem that makes clinical trials less representative and complicates estimation of treatment outcomes. Many studies contrast AA with other ethnic/racial groups, but few compare the AA volunteers who remain in treatment with those who leave. Here, in addition to comparing patterns of attrition between African Americans and Whites, we identify predictors of overall and early attrition among African Americans.Method
Sample comprised non-Hispanic African-American (n = 673) and White (n = 2,549) participants in the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) study. Chi-square tests were used to examine racial group differences in reasons for exit. Multivariate logistic ","dates":{"release":"2013-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2013 Nov","modification":"2026-04-28T23:24:48.78Z","creation":"2019-03-27T03:08:07Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC3818393","cross_references":{"pubmed":["23723044"],"doi":["10.1002/da.22134"]}}