Effective strategies for recruiting of Asian cancer patients in internet research
Lim, H.J.; Lin, C.-J.; Liu, Y.; Chee, W.; Im, E.-O.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 122: 882
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 0926-9630 PMID: 17102441 Document Number: 597566
This poster is aims to provide directions for effective strategies for recruiting Asian cancer patients in Internet study among Asian American cancer patients. In the study, we used four different strategies to recruit Asian cancer participants: (a) general and ethnic specific Internet cancer support groups; (b) Asian Internet communities/groups; (c) Asian physician clinics, Asian community and culture center; and (d) community consultants. The most effective recruitment strategy among them was the recruitment through community consultant. The findings support the importance of using key persons in ethnic minority communities to recruit ethnic minority participants.