%0 Journal Article %J J Alzheimers Dis %D 2016 %T Attitudes and Perceptions of Research in Aging and Dementia in an Urban Minority Population. %A Neugroschl, Judith %A Sewell, Margaret %A De La Fuente, Angelica %A Umpierre, Mari %A Luo, Xiaodong %A Sano, Mary %X

In dementia trials, minority participation is low. We assessed attitudes toward research in a community based urban poor minority sample of elderly adults attending senior center talks using the 7-item Research Attitudes Questionnaire (RAQ). Presentations on cognitive aging were given at senior centers, and 123 attendees completed the RAQ-7. On trust and safety questions, a significant minority (42-48%) responded neutrally or negatively. Encouragingly, on questions concerning the importance of research, 72-81% answered positively. More work can be done to capitalize on these findings to engage and foster trust, and this can be a focus of outreach.

%B J Alzheimers Dis %V 53 %P 69-72 %8 2016 Apr 23 %G eng %N 1 %1 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27128368?dopt=Abstract %R 10.3233/JAD-151072