title: Issues in biomedical research: what do Hispanics think?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine barriers and facilitators of biomedical research participation among Hispanics in a rural community in Washington State.
  
  
  METHODS
  Questionnaires addressed socio-demographics, health care access, and barriers and facilitators of participation in biomedical  studies. This is a descriptive analysis of the findings.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Barriers include the need to care for family members (82%), fear of having to pay for research treatments (74%), cultural beliefs (65%), lack of time (75%) and trust (71%), and the degree of hassle (73%). Facilitators  include having a friend/relative with the disease being researched (80%) and monetary compensation (73%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Researchers should be mindful of these facilitators and barriers when recruiting for biomedical research studies.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Prevention Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA. aulrich@fhcrc.org
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ulrich
authors.forename: Beti
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Jennifer C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Livaudais
authors.forename: Noah
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Espinoza
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cordova
authors.forename: Gloria D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Coronado
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D035843:Biomedical Research; D003256:Community Participation / Q000523:psychology*; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines