Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA.
University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA.
J Transcult Nurs. 2020 Jan;31(1):45-50. doi: 10.1177/1043659619841678. Epub 2019 Apr 8.
Innovative and culturally sensitive strategies are needed to promote research participation among minorities and develop targeted interventions aimed at decreasing health disparities. The purpose of this article is to illustrate application of the EERC (evaluate, engage, reflect, and carefully match) guidelines in facilitating participant recruitment in a study exploring infant feeding practices of Hispanic mothers. Retrospective application of the EERC guidelines assessed using data extracted from the researcher-study recruitment field notes. A systematic categorical process was used to determine if each of the guidelines' key concepts were incorporated in the recruitment process. Successful recruitment of 62 immigrant Hispanic mothers (approximately 82% of target goal) was accomplished through implementation of most of EERC criteria (90%) in planning and recruitment phases of the study. Application of EERC guidelines facilitates recruitment of minority populations. Enhanced participant recruitment assists in assessment of population-unique conditions and targeted interventions leading to disease prevention and improved outcomes.
需要创新和文化敏感的策略来促进少数民族参与研究，并制定有针对性的干预措施，以减少健康差距。本文的目的是说明在促进一项探索西班牙裔母亲婴儿喂养习惯的研究的参与者招募过程中应用 EERC（评估、参与、反思和仔细匹配）准则。使用从研究人员研究招募现场记录中提取的数据，回顾性地应用 EERC 准则进行评估。采用系统的分类过程来确定准则的关键概念是否都纳入了招募过程。通过在研究的规划和招募阶段实施 EERC 标准的大部分内容（90%），成功招募了 62 名移民西班牙裔母亲（约占目标的 82%）。应用 EERC 准则有助于少数民族人群的招募。增强的参与者招募有助于评估人群独特的情况和针对性的干预措施，从而预防疾病和改善结果。
