Participant-level Issues

Learn about issues you need to consider when working with specific populations.

 

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Posted August 22, 2012

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What Is the Fundamental Intent?

Laura Weiss Roberts suggests that the way to perform ethical science is to honor of the needs of patients and scientists.

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Posted August 22, 2012

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Ethics is Attunement

Laura Weiss Roberts says that being aware of the experiences of patients is vital to practice ethical science.

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Posted February 15, 2012

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Recruiting and Retaining Hispanic Immigrant Participants

Michele Shedlin and Carlos Decena share some effective strategies for recruiting and building rapport with Hispanic immigrant study participants.

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Posted December 5, 2011

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How Do We Reduce Mental Health Disparities?

Benjamin Cook examines the difficulty of reducing mental health disparities for ethnic minorities, particularly Latinos.

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Posted June 6, 2011

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Exploring Online Recruitment for Web-based Research Studies

Joel Moskowitz and Diana McDonnell discuss the benefits and challenges of using online recruitment methods for a community-based online smoking cessation intervention for Korean Americans.

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Posted July 29, 2009

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Recruiting Healthy Controls

Advertise research as a learning experience, recommends Kiki D. Chang.

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Posted July 29, 2009

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Keeping Kids Still for MRI Studies

Kiki D. Chang explains how positive feedback and practice are essential for children in MRI studies.

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Posted July 29, 2009

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Keep Them Invested

Participant follow-up in longitudinal studies involving children is a big challenge with bipolar research, states Kiki D. Chang.

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Posted July 29, 2009

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Assent and Consent Procedures

Kiki D. Chang advocates encouraging young participants to ask questions about the research process.

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Posted February 9, 2009

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Understanding Their Perspective

Marc Atkins gives a concrete example of how understanding cultural differences can improve effectiveness of interventions.

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