%0 Journal Article %J J Alzheimers Dis %D 2021 %T Research Attitudes and Interest Among Elderly Latinxs: The Impact of a Collaborative Video and Community Peers. %A Sewell, Margaret C %A Neugroschl, Judith %A Umpierre, Mari %A Chin, Shehan %A Zhu, Carolyn W %A Velasco, Nelly %A Gonzalez, Sabrina %A Acabá-Berrocal, Alexandra %A Bianchetti, Luca %A Silva, Gabriela %A Collazo, Alma %A Sano, Mary %X

BACKGROUND: Latinx elders are underrepresented in dementia research. In a previous study we assessed research attitudes in urban minority elders and found a significant minority expressed neutral to negative attitudes relating to trust, safety, and personal responsibility to help research.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of a composite intervention on attitudes toward research and research participation among elderly Latinx. The intervention was a collaboratively produced research participation video shown during presentations with our elderly community advisory board (CAB) as co-presenters.

METHODS: The video was created by the ADRC and CAB. All senior center attendees were eligible to participate. Afterwards, the Research Attitudes Questionnaire (RAQ) and a brief questionnaire on the impact of the video were administered. Using Wilcoxon Rank Sum Tests, Chi Square, and OLS regressions, RAQ responses were compared to those from a historical cohort from similar centers.

RESULTS: 74 in the "Historical Cohort 1" and 104 in "Intervention Cohort 2" were included. RAQ total score was higher in Cohort 2 than Cohort 1 (28.5 versus 26.1, p <  0.05) after controlling for age, education, and country of origin. In response to the question "Has the video influenced your willingness and interest to participate in research", 88.7%of the participants in Cohort 2 reported being "more" or "much more" interested in research.

CONCLUSION: Tailoring community research recruitment programs to include relatable peers using novel recruitment techniques may have positive implications for improving enrollment of diverse elderly individuals in research.

%B J Alzheimers Dis %V 82 %P 771-779 %8 2021 Jul 20 %G eng %N 2 %R 10.3233/JAD-210027