title: Conducting HIV research in racial and ethnic minority communities: building a successful interdisciplinary research team.
abstract: HIV infection occurs in disproportionately high rates among racial and ethnic minorities in the United States, making it imperative that individuals from these groups be included in research studies. However, it is often difficult to recruit HIV-infected Hispanics and African Americans in clinical trials, but a skilled interdisciplinary team that includes researchers with racial and ethnic diversity can help. This article describes a successful approach for building an interdisciplinary team that values the participation of racial and ethnic minorities in clinical trials and has the skills to work with these groups. The success of the Adelante (a Spanish word meaning forward) Team can be attributed to team members who actively participate in decision-making, are empowered, and function in a cohesive manner. Successful research teams build relationships with research participants to increase the probability that racial and ethnic minorities will enroll and participate fully in research.
authors.affiliation: Nursing and Patient Care Services, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Frinny R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Polanco
authors.forename: Dinora C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Dominguez
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grady
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stoll
authors.forename: Catalina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Joann M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Mican
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Miranda-Acevedo
authors.forename: Marcela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: Jeasmine
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aizvera
authors.forename: Lori
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Purdie
authors.forename: Deloris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Koziol
authors.forename: Migdalia V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Rivera-Goba
mesh_terms: D044383:Black People; D003153:Community Health Services; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000451:nursing*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008913:Minority Groups; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States; D001741:Black or African American