TY - BOOK ID - 77874288 TI - Recruitment and retention in minority populations PY - 2000 SN - 1281806250 9786611806255 0826116590 9780826116598 9781281806253 0826113753 9780826113757 6611806253 PB - New York Springer Pub. DB - UniCat KW - Minority older people KW - Minorities KW - Ethnic minorities KW - Foreign population KW - Minority groups KW - Persons KW - Assimilation (Sociology) KW - Discrimination KW - Ethnic relations KW - Majorities KW - Plebiscite KW - Race relations KW - Segregation KW - Ethnic older people KW - Minority aged KW - Older minority members KW - Older people KW - Health and hygiene KW - Research UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77874288 AB - Despite projections of significant growth in older minority populations, researchers have little more than surface-level appreciation of how cultural factors will shape mental and physical health outcomes. This volume is part of a new wave of studies designed to address the issue of recruiting and retaining minority elders for participation in research studies. The authors highlight the strengths and weaknesses of a wide array of research designs, ranging from small, in-depth qualitative studies to randomized, controlled behavioral interventions. Several chapters focus on successes with Africa ER -