Does the ethnicity distribution of research participants reflect the eligible population? Survey of participants recruited through a UK mental health Trust
Our findings indicate good levels of representation in relation to participant ethnicity in larger-scale research studies recruited through the Trust. Our work highlights the need for ongoing efforts to ensure representativeness in mental health research and for consistent and comprehensive reporting practices.
Authors
- Matthew H. Hotopf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3980-4466)
- Maria Antonietta Nettis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5401-8391)
- Amanda Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4576-9636)
- Juliana Onwumere (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7119-7451)
- Kia‐Chong Chua (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6693-6333)
- Fiona Gaughran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7414-5569)
- Aikaterini Dima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6371-775X)
- Stanford Martinez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7735-6572)
- Tanya Shlovogt
Institutions
- King's College London (GB)
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- NIHR Maudsley Dementia Biomedical Research Unit (GB)
- NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-093269
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- King's College London
- NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration South London