title: Utility of a point-of-care device in recruiting ethnic minorities for diabetes research with community partners.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Recruitment of hard-to-reach ethnic minorities such as Korean Americans (KAs) requires substantial time, cost, and strategic effort. A point-of-care (POC) A1c test could facilitate the recruitment of such populations for diabetes research in community settings.
  
  
  METHODS
  A two-step approach for participant screening was employed: Potential participants were first screened using the POC A1c test at a community location. Only those with POC A1c levels ≥7.5% were referred for a confirmatory lab test within two weeks.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In total, 237 KAs were screened using the POC A1c test; 92 were referred for confirmatory testing and 83 who got the laboratory A1c measurement were confirmed eligible (A1c ≥7.5%). There was a strong positive correlation between the POC and reference laboratory measurements (ρ=0.83, p≤.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Using a POC A1c method as a front-line screening test can facilitate the recruitment of KAs with type 2 diabetes, while saving cost, time, and effort.
authors.affiliation: The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, 525 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205-2110, USA. snam8@son.jhmi.edu
authors.forename: Soohyun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.forename: Hae-Ra
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Hee-Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Yongshin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Kim B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Miyong T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001213:Asian; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018579:Patient Selection; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin
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