Perspective on the “African American participation in Alzheimer disease research: Effective strategies” workshop, 2018

Andrea Denny, Marissa Streitz, Kristin Stock, Joyce E. Balls-Berry, Lisa L. Barnes, Goldie S. Byrd, Raina Croff, Sujuan Gao, Crystal M. Glover, Hugh C. Hendrie, William T. Hu, Jennifer J. Manly, Krista L. Moulder, Susan Stark, Stephen B. Thomas, Rachel Whitmer, Roger Wong, John C. Morris, Jennifer H. Lingler

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Abstract

The Washington University School of Medicine Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center's “African American Participation in Alzheimer Disease Research: Effective Strategies” Workshop convened to address a major limitation of the ongoing scientific progress regarding Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD): participants in most ADRD research programs overwhelmingly have been limited to non-Hispanic white persons, thus precluding knowledge as to how ADRD may be represented in non-white individuals. Factors that may contribute to successful recruitment and retention of African Americans into ADRD research were discussed and organized into actionable next steps as described within this report.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1734-1744
Number of pages11
JournalAlzheimer's and Dementia
Volume16
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2020

Keywords

  • African American
  • Alzheimer disease
  • disparities
  • racial differences
  • recruitment
  • recruitment strategies

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Clinical Neurology
  • Geriatrics and Gerontology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Health Policy
  • Developmental Neuroscience
  • Epidemiology

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