title: The Inclusion of African-American Study Participants in Web-Based Research Studies: Viewpoint.
abstract: The use of Web-based methods for research recruitment and intervention delivery has greatly increased as Internet usage continues to grow. These Internet-based strategies allow for researchers to quickly reach more people. African-Americans are underrepresented in health research studies. Due to this, African-Americans get less benefit from important research that could address the disproportionate health outcomes they face. Web-based research studies are one promising way to engage more African-Americans and build trust with the African-American community. With African-Americans' increasing access to the Internet using mobile phones and other mobile phone technologies, we advocate for efforts to increase the representation of African-Americans in research studies by using the Internet as a recruitment tool and conclude with recommendations that support this goal.
authors.affiliation: Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States.
authors.forename: Bekeela
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-0190-4573
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: Dana H Z
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-6122-812X
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Laura
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-8615-1464
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Harker
authors.forename: Kimberly R Jacob
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-4568-0225
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Arriola
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D040421:Cell Phone; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D018579:Patient Selection; D012107:Research Design; D061108:Social Media; D035502:Trust; D014481:United States
keywords: African-Americans; Internet; Web-based interventions; research techniques; social media