Angela L. Jefferson|Susan Lambe|Elana Cook|Monique A. Pimontel|Joseph Palmisano|Christine E. Chaisson
Factors Associated With African American and White Elders' Participation in a Brain Donation Program
Boston University|University of Massachusetts Amherst|Boston University|Boston University|Boston University|Boston University|Boston University
study examined factors associated brain donation program participation among african american white elders postal mail participants recruited alzheimers research registry invited participate centers brain donation program asked complete surveys assessing brain donation knowledge trust healthcare systems religiousness african american respondents completed cultural mistrust inventory demographic brain donation status literacy data assessed wide range achievement test3 reading subtest compiled respondents recent registry visit survey response rate 60 n184 white n49 black respondents logistic regression comparing religiousness trust healthcare institutions educational attainment identified single predictor ie religiousness prediction donation status among white respondents p0008 whereas predictors observed donation status among black respondents using african american donors nondonors registry n68 comparisons revealed wide range achievement test3 reading score differences african american donors 46859 nondonors 42884 p002 results suggest increased religiousness related white elders decisions donate whereas lower reading ability might related african american participants decisions donate