Understanding African-American participation in a behavioral intervention: Results from focus groups

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 274-286

  Rucker Whitaker, Cheryl ^a   Flynn, Kristin J ^a   Kravitz, Glenda ^a   Eaton, Claudia ^a   Calvin, James E ^a   Powell, Lynda H ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral intervention; Heart failure interventions; Minority participation in clinical trials; Patient retention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DENIAL; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SELF MONITORING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIALS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SELF CARE; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646183121     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2005.11.006     Document Type: Article

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