Journal of Community Health
Volume 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 167-179

Strategies to recruit and retain older Filipino-American immigrants for a cancer screening study (Article)

Maxwell A.E.* , Bastani R. , Vida P. , Warda U.S.
  • a Div. of Cancer Prev. and Contr. Res., UCLA School of Public Health, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, United States, Div. of Cancer Prev. and Contr. Res., A2-125 CHS, Box 956900, 650 Charles Young Drive South, Los Angeles, CA 90095-6900, United States
  • b Div. of Cancer Prev. and Contr. Res., UCLA School of Public Health, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, United States
  • c Div. of Cancer Prev. and Contr. Res., UCLA School of Public Health, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, United States
  • d Div. of Cancer Prev. and Contr. Res., UCLA School of Public Health, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, United States

Abstract

Recruitment and retention of subjects in cancer prevention screening and treatment trials is challenging especially if subjects are low-income from minority groups or immigrants with limited English fluency. This article describes our experiences in recruiting 530 female Filipino-American immigrants at community based organizations and churches for a randomized trial that assessed the effect of a small group educational session on breast and cervical cancer screening. We found that a personal invitation from either a female project liaison a friend or the Filipino project director were all successful strategies that resulted in over 80% attendance at an educational session that was offered as part of the study. Although non-attendees did not differ from attendees in demographic characteristics they expressed significantly more barriers to participating in a health study. Attendance at the group session was a significant predictor of retention in the study. We were able to conduct telephone follow-up surveys among 88 of enrollees at 12∈month follow-up and 76% at 24 month follow-up. Results and implications are discussed in the hope that they may facilitate future participation of Filipinos and other Asian immigrants in research. © 2005 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.

Author Keywords

Cancer screening study Filipino-American immigrants Recruitment and retention strategies

Index Keywords

immigrant Filipino mass screening demography community care minority group follow up human language ability middle aged controlled study cancer screening interview United States income Humans Breast Neoplasms Asian American female Article Telephone experience health care organization major clinical study adult Uterine Cervical Neoplasms Emigration and Immigration patient selection Philippines
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-14944369786&doi=10.1007%2fs10900-004-1956-0&partnerID=40&md5=311136d9d14d64c37adfee2d1b0d23d2
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-004-1956-0
ISSN: 00945145
Cited by: 18
Original Language: English