Dr. Bonner is affiliated with the Department of Veterans Affairs' Northwest Network Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC) and the University of Washington Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Seattle, WA. Address correspondence to Dr. Bonner, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, S-116 MIRECC, 1660 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108. E-mail: l.bonner{at}u.washington.edu Key Words: Minority Issues Research Design The authors of "Bridging the Gap" (1) address a critically important topic: the recruitment of African-American women as mental health research subjects. It is well known that although African Americans represent 12% of the U.S. population (2), their representation as subjects in medical research is negligible (3). This disparity not only results in a dearth of data on African Americans and other ethnic communities, but may result in inappropriate generalization of clinical practice data generated from other ethnic groups. Use of such data in an evidence-based practice model may not provide maximum benefit to these unique patient populations. There are numerous explanations for the underrepresentation of African-American women in medical research protocols. They include deficiencies in recruitment strategies and in study and protocol design, as well as the attributes of the community itself, including the low
On Bridging the Gap
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Dr. Bonner is affiliated with the Department of Veterans Affairs' Northwest Network Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC) and the University of Washington Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Seattle, WA. Address correspondence to Dr. Bonner, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, S-116 MIRECC, 1660 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108. E-mail: l.bonner{at}u.washington.edu Key Words: Minority Issues Research Design The authors of "Bridging the Gap" (1) address a critically important topic: the recruitment of African-American women as mental health research subjects. It is well known that although African Americans represent 12% of the U.S. population (2), their representation as subjects in medical research is negligible (3). This disparity not only results in a dearth of data on African Americans and other ethnic communities, but may result in inappropriate generalization of clinical practice data generated from other ethnic groups. Use of such data in an evidence-based practice model may not provide maximum benefit to these unique patient populations. There are numerous explanations for the underrepresentation of African-American women in medical research protocols. They include deficiencies in recruitment strategies and in study and protocol design, as well as the attributes of the community itself, including the low
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On Bridging the Gap
Bonner, Lauren T.
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, Volume 27 (1): 29
American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc (Journal) – Mar 1, 2003
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