Watson Bekeela, Robinson Dana H Z, Harker Laura, Arriola Kimberly R Jacob
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States.
J Med Internet Res. 2016 Jun 22;18(6):e168. doi: 10.2196/jmir.5486.
The use of Web-based methods for research recruitment and intervention delivery has greatly increased as Internet usage continues to grow. These Internet-based strategies allow for researchers to quickly reach more people. African-Americans are underrepresented in health research studies. Due to this, African-Americans get less benefit from important research that could address the disproportionate health outcomes they face. Web-based research studies are one promising way to engage more African-Americans and build trust with the African-American community. With African-Americans' increasing access to the Internet using mobile phones and other mobile phone technologies, we advocate for efforts to increase the representation of African-Americans in research studies by using the Internet as a recruitment tool and conclude with recommendations that support this goal.
随着互联网使用的持续增长，基于网络的研究招募和干预实施方法的使用大幅增加。这些基于互联网的策略使研究人员能够迅速接触到更多人群。非裔美国人在健康研究中的代表性不足。因此，非裔美国人从重要研究中获得的益处较少，而这些研究本可解决他们所面临的不成比例的健康问题。基于网络的研究是吸引更多非裔美国人并与非裔美国人社区建立信任的一种有前景的方式。鉴于非裔美国人通过手机和其他移动技术越来越多地接入互联网，我们主张努力利用互联网作为招募工具，增加非裔美国人在研究中的代表性，并以支持这一目标的建议作为结论。
