Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies
Volume 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 95-110

A clinical trials recruitment education program for immigrant chinese americans (Article)

Lin J.S. , Finlay A. , Tu A. , Gany F.M.
  • a Portland VAMC-P3HSRD, PO Box 1034, Portland, OR, 97027, United States
  • b Medical Epidemiologist, International TB Group, Center for Disease Control, 108 Greenwood Place, Decatur, GA, 30030, United States
  • c New York University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Primary Care, 530 First Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, United States
  • d Center for Immigrant Health, New York University School of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Primary Care, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, United States

Abstract

This study was designed to develop and evaluate a community-based education program to facilitate enrollment of immigrant Chinese into clinical cancer screening trials. The program included workshops with culturally tailored health education materials. It was piloted to recruit persons into an ongoing lung cancer screening trial from a senior citizen center in Manhattan's Chinatown and compared with a control program at a second senior center. Survey results from a convenience sample of seniors showed that the workshop raised awareness about cancer screening and clinical trials. However, it did not change attitudes towards cancer screening. The results highlighted prior focus group findings in which factors influencing participation in cancer screening and clinical trials are similar. Important facilitative factors include doctor recommendation, friend/family recommendation, the belief that early detection could “save lives,” no cost, and having an-interpreter. © 2006 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords

Chinese Immigrant recruitment Cancer screening Clinical trial(s)

Index Keywords

recruitment participatory approach immigrant Kansas Manhattan United States North America health education
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-34249745724&doi=10.1300%2fJ500v05n01_06&partnerID=40&md5=245c322448e64abf36f798c0b2a87026
DOI: 10.1300/J500v05n01_06
ISSN: 15562948
Original Language: English