title: Challenges and strategies in recruitment of ethnically diverse populations for cancer nursing research.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe common barriers, identify challenges for researchers, and provide strategies for recruitment and retention of ethnic minority groups for cancer nursing research.
  
  
  METHODS
  Computerized search of databases, published articles, abstracts, master's theses, and doctoral dissertations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Social, economic, and cultural factors present challenges to recruitment of minorities into research. Knowing the culture of the target population, developing trust, engaging the community, and using tailored materials are strategies for recruitment and retention of minorities.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Knowledge of potential barriers and challenges to research with diverse populations provides the foundation for the development of strategies for successful recruitment of minorities in cancer nursing research.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Increasing ethnic minorities in research will generate knowledge that will contribute to culturally competent cancer care.
authors.affiliation: The School of Nursing, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA. tish.knobf@yale.edu
authors.forename: M Tish
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Knobf
authors.forename: Gloria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Juarez
authors.forename: Shiu-Yu Katie
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Yiyuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Haozous
mesh_terms: D005006:Ethnicity; D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000379:methods; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D018579:Patient Selection