title: Barriers and facilitators to senior centers participating in translational research.
abstract: Senior centers are ideal locations to deliver evidence-based health promotion programs to the rapidly growing population of older Americans to help them remain healthy and independent in the community. However, little reported research is conducted in partnership with senior centers; thus, not much is known about barriers and facilitators for senior centers serving as research sites. To fill this gap and potentially accelerate research within senior centers to enhance translation of evidence-based interventions into practice, the present study examined barriers and facilitators of senior centers invited to participate in a cluster-randomized controlled trial. Primary barriers to participation related to staffing and perceived inability to recruit older adult participants meeting research criteria. The primary facilitator was a desire to offer programs that were of interest and beneficial to seniors. Senior centers are interested in participating in research that provides benefit to older adults but may need assistance from researchers to overcome participation barriers.
authors: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA felixholly@uams.edu.
authors: Holly C
authors: HC
authors: Felix
authors: Arkansas Department of Health, Little Rock, AR USA.
authors: Becky
authors: B
authors: Adams
authors: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
authors: Carol E
authors: CE
authors: Cornell
authors: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
authors: Jennifer K
authors: JK
authors: Fausett
authors: University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, TN, USA.
authors: Rebecca A
authors: RA
authors: Krukowski
authors: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
authors: ShaRhonda J
authors: SJ
authors: Love
authors: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
authors: T Elaine
authors: TE
authors: Prewitt
authors: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
authors: Delia Smith
authors: DS
authors: West
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001131:Arkansas; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018579:Patient Selection; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012107:Research Design; D064407:Senior Centers; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical
keywords: behavioral interventions; older adults; research recruitment; research sites; senior centers; translational research
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