Sheba George|Nelida Duran|Keith C. Norris
A Systematic Review of Barriers and Facilitators to Minority Research Participation Among African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science|University of California, Los Angeles|Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science|University of California, Los Angeles|Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science|University of California, Los Angeles
assess experienced perceived barriers facilitators health research participation major us racialethnic minority populations conducted systematic review qualitative quantitative studies search pubmed web science january 2000 december 2011 44 articles included review found distinct shared barriers facilitators despite different expressions mistrust groups represented studies willing participate altruistic reasons embedded cultural community priorities greater comparative understanding barriers facilitators racialethnic minorities research participation improve populationspecific recruitment retention strategies could better inform future largescale prospective quantitative indepth ethnographic studies