Open Access“From Victimhood to Warriors”: Super-researchers’ Insights Into Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical Trial Participation Motivations
Author(s) -
Shoshana H. Bardach,
Kelly Parsons,
Allison Gibson,
Gregory A. Jicha
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the gerontologist/the gerontologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1758-5341
pISSN - 0016-9013
DOI - 10.1093/geront/gnz096
Subject(s) - disease , clinical trial , alzheimer's disease , medicine , psychology
Recruitment and retention of research participant serve as a significant challenge in the search for ways to slow or prevent Alzheimer's disease. While barriers to participation are well documented, less is known about motivations for Alzheimer's disease clinical research participation. The purpose of this study was to explore what motivates individuals-who ultimately develop an ongoing connection to research and frequently participate-to engage and stay involved in Alzheimer's disease research.