Predictors of Retention Among African Americans in a Randomized Controlled Trial to Test the Healthy Eating and Active Living in the Spirit (HEALS) Intervention
Author(s) -
Oluwole Adeyemi Babatunde,
Swann Arp Adams,
Micheal D. Wirth,
Jan M. Eberth,
Jameson Sofge,
Seul Ki Choi,
Brook E. Harmon,
Lisa Davis,
Ruby Drayton,
Thomas G. Hurley,
H Brandt,
Cheryl A. Armstead,
James R. Hébert
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
ethnicity and disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1945-0826
pISSN - 1049-510X
DOI - 10.18865/ed.27.3.265
Subject(s) - medicine , randomized controlled trial , logistic regression , body mass index , demography , odds ratio , odds , ethnic group , physical therapy , sociology , anthropology
Retention of racial/ethnic minority groups into research trials is necessary to fully understand and address health disparities. This study was conducted to identify participants' characteristics associated with retention of African Americans (AAs) in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a behavioral intervention.
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