title: Effective strategies for recruiting of Asian cancer patients in internet research.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: The University of Texas at Austin, 1700 Red River, Austin, TX 78701, USA.
authors.forename: Hyun Ju
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Chia-Ju
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Wonshik
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chee
authors.forename: Eun-Ok
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Im
mesh_terms: D001213:Asian; D035843:Biomedical Research; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D009369:Neoplasms; D018579:Patient Selection