Jacob, I, Mahmood, F, Brown, L et al. (3 more authors) (2020) Recruiting older people from the Pakistani community in Community Ageing Research 75+. British Journal of Community Nursing, 25 (3). pp. 110-113. ISSN 1462-4753
Abstract
Older people from a South Asian background, particularly Pakistanis, are under-represented in health research, possibly because their recruitment to studies is hampered by language barriers and cultural differences. This article describes the observations of two bi-lingual researchers (FM and IJ) who successfully recruited older people (≥75 years) from Bradford's South Asian population to the Community Ageing Research 75+ Study (CARE 75+), a longitudinal cohort study collecting an extensive range of health, social and economic outcome data. The researchers recruited non-English-speaking Pakistani participants, ensuring they were flexible with appointments to accommodate the wishes of family members, who were often present during consent and assessment visits. Using community language was an important facilitator, and questions (and constructs) were translated to the community dialect (Potwari). To date, 233 South Asian people have been invited to participate in CARE75+, and 78 have been recruited (recruitment rate=33%), of which 62 are of Pakistani origin. The observed recruitment rate for South Asian participants is comparable to that of the whole study population (36%). Language barriers should not be used as a basis for excluding participants from research studies. Appropriate facilitation, through skilled researchers who have knowledge of, and are attuned to, the cultural sensitivities of the community, can allow recruitment of BME participants to research studies.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in British Journal of Community Nursing, copyright © MA Healthcare, after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see http://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2020.25.3.110]." |
Keywords: | Healthcare research; Population health; Recruitment; Cultural differences; Black and ethic minority communities |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Health Sciences (Leeds) > Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 21 Feb 2020 12:21 |
Last Modified: | 02 Sep 2020 00:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Mark Allen Healthcare |
Identification Number: | 10.12968/bjcn.2020.25.3.110 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:157485 |