Dignan Mark, Evans Mary, Kratt Polly, Pollack Lori A, Pisu Maria, Smith Judith Lee, Prayor-Patterson Heather, Houston Peter, Watson Christopher, Hullett Sandral, Martin Michelle Y
Prevention Research Center, University of Kentucky, USA.
J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2011 Aug;22(3):912-24. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2011.0069.
This report describes recruitment of minority cancer survivors for a randomized trial of I Can Cope, a support program of the American Cancer Society. Survivor Education and Evaluation (SURE), was designed to recruit patients, age 19 and older, with a primary cancer diagnosis. Recruitment was primarily carried out in a public hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. Of 373 patients approached, 226 were eligible for the study, 175 consented, and 140 were randomized during the 20-month recruitment period. Only 43 declined participation. This resulted in a 61.9% recruitment yield. The mean age of participants was 54.2 years (SD=10.9), 92 (65.7%) were female, and 111 (79.3%) were African American. Twenty-three different cancers were represented including breast (37.1%), colorectal (12.1%), hematologic (12.9%), and lung (7.1%). Over half (63%) had been diagnosed within 12 months. The experience of the SURE project provides evidence for optimism in recruiting racial minorities to cancer research studies.
本报告描述了为美国癌症协会的一项支持项目“我能应对”的随机试验招募少数族裔癌症幸存者的情况。幸存者教育与评估（SURE）旨在招募19岁及以上的原发性癌症确诊患者。招募主要在阿拉巴马州伯明翰的一家公立医院进行。在接触的373名患者中，226名符合研究条件，175名同意参与，在20个月的招募期内140名被随机分组。只有43人拒绝参与。这使得招募成功率达到61.9%。参与者的平均年龄为54.2岁（标准差=10.9），92名（65.7%）为女性，111名（79.3%）为非裔美国人。涉及23种不同癌症，包括乳腺癌（37.1%）、结直肠癌（12.1%）、血液系统癌症（12.9%）和肺癌（7.1%）。超过一半（63%）的患者在12个月内被确诊。SURE项目的经验为在癌症研究中招募少数族裔提供了乐观的证据。
