Pa. Arean et D. Gallagherthompson, ISSUES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF OLDERETHNIC-MINORITY ADULTS INTO CLINICAL RESEARCH, Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 64(5), 1996, pp. 875-880
A burgeoning literature indicates that treatment of mental disorders o
ffsets mortality, morbidity, and poor quality of life in senior citize
ns. Unfortunately, ethnic minority senior citizens, who are in most ne
ed of mental health services, have not been well represented in psycho
social research. This lack of attention is due, in large part, to diff
iculties that may arise in recruitment and retention of older ethnic m
inority adults in research studies. The purpose of this article is to
discuss successful methods for recruiting older ethnic minority adults
into psychosocial research and to offer specific suggestions for keep
ing this population involved in longitudinal studies. Also included is
a discussion of past research and present data from treatment studies
that used the methods discussed in this article.