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A Systematic Review Of Recruitment For Older Chinese Immigrants Into Clinical Trials, Wen-Wen Li, Yuaner Wu, Angela Chia-Chen Chen
A Systematic Review Of Recruitment For Older Chinese Immigrants Into Clinical Trials, Wen-Wen Li, Yuaner Wu, Angela Chia-Chen Chen
Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal
Purpose: To identify barriers and discuss strategies for recruitment of older Chinese immigrants into clinical research studies.
Methods: A systematic review was conducted using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). PubMed, WEB of Science, CINAHL Plus, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched from 2001 to 2014. Empirical studies with Chinese immigrants aged 60 or older were identified and analyzed. Numerical analysis, such as calculation of response rates as indexes for recruitment outcomes, was conducted. Content analyses for recruitment barriers were abstracted.
Results: Thirteen studies of 4753 subjects were analyzed. Response rates ranged from …