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Recruiting and Retaining People With Disabilities for Qualitative Health Research

Challenges and Solutions

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ID4619422
AuthorsJennifer R Banas (0000-0003-1289-9255, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois, USA, corresponding author), Susan Magasi (0000-0001-6386-2386, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois, USA), Kim The (The University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois, USA), Kimberly The (0000-0002-1679-0962, University of Illinois Chicago), David E Victorson (Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA), David Victorson (0000-0002-3530-8633, Northwestern University)
Year2019
Volume29
Issue7
Pages1056-1064
Publication date2019-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732319833361
PMID30862260
OpenAlexW2921874741
LanguageEN
Citations received20
References cited57

There are 56.7 million people with disabilities (PWD) living in the United States; yet, PWD are significantly underrepresented in health research. Even when researchers purposively seek to include PWD in studies, challenges emerge related to recruitment and retention, leading to inadequate representation and surface understandings of this population. This in turn contributes to the perpetuation of implicit and explicit health disparities that are already experienced by this population. Grounded within a qualitative, community-based participatory health research framework, we highlight challenges associated with recruiting and retaining PWD in health research, including a critical analysis of the research enterprise structure, how this disables accessible research practices for PWD, and leads to continued skepticism among PWD regarding the value of participating in research. Finally, we propose solutions to create and maintain a culture of access and inclusion as well as long-term collaborative and equity-focused partnerships

Citizen journalism · Community-based participatory research · Environmental health · Grounded theory · Health equity · Participatory action research · Political science · Population · Public health · Public relations · Qualitative research · Skepticism · Social science · Sociology · Disability Rights and Representation · Down syndrome and intellectual disability research · Health Policy Implementation Science · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Citation span2020 - 2026 (7)
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