title: Recruitment of older African American males for depression research: lessons learned.
abstract: Depression is projected to become the leading cause of disability and the second leading contributor to the global burden of disease in approximately 10years. Few studies have explored the signs and symptoms of depression experienced by older African American men. Therefore, a pilot study was developed with the goal of addressing this gap in knowledge. Despite a variety of recruitment strategies, the study yielded no participants after 9months of effort. Lessons learned from the recruitment efforts and other researchers' successful techniques and strategies are discussed.
authors: Translational Research Institute KL2 Scholar, College of Nursing, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR. Electronic address: kjbryant@uams.edu.
authors: Keneshia
authors: K
authors: Bryant
authors: The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Nursing, Memphis, TN. Electronic address: mwicks@uthsc.edu.
authors: Mona Newsome
authors: MN
authors: Wicks
authors: College of Nursing, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR. Electronic address: nwillisii@uams.edu.
authors: Nathaniel
authors: N
authors: Willis
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D001131:Arkansas; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D018579:Patient Selection; D010865:Pilot Projects; D057545:Social Stigma