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Development of a culturally informed protocol for hair cortisol sampling in Black women
Author(s) -
MannsJames Laura,
NealBarnett Angela
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
public health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.471
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1525-1446
pISSN - 0737-1209
DOI - 10.1111/phn.12668
Subject(s) - protocol (science) , formative assessment , sampling (signal processing) , population , research design , data collection , psychology , medicine , gerontology , medical education , family medicine , alternative medicine , sociology , environmental health , pathology , social science , computer science , pedagogy , filter (signal processing) , computer vision
This article describes the development of a culturally informed hair collection protocol for cortisol research with Black women. We first conducted a formative research study investigating the acceptability of hair cortisol sampling for African‐American college women, where acceptance reached 54%. Findings, including the reasons reported for participation, were then used to develop a culturally informed hair sampling protocol for two studies in a community setting where acceptance improved to 75%. Specific barriers to hair sampling for research in this population were supported. Recommendations to increase participation in hair sampling are provided.