Overcoming Research Mistrust in African American Communities by Engaging Community Members as Research Team Members: Challenges and Opportunities
Engaging CECs as research personnel facilitated successful completion of planned enrollment with minimal missing data. Investing in communities by training and employing community members as study personnel can help overcome research mistrust and promote support for research and public health interventions.
Authors
- Lece Webb
- Gabriela R. Oates (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4052-1524)
- Grace Okoro
- Raegan W. Durant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5341-3288)
- Lori Brand Bateman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4705-165X)
- Melissa Ryan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4659-7905)
- Mona N. Fouad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3522-4835)
- Janet M. Turan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7802-6206)
- Tiffany Osborne
- Travaé Hardaway Griffith
Institutions
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Equity
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1089/heq.2024.0050
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.26
Funders
- National Institutes of Health