| Factors associated with African American and White elders' participation in a brain donation program. | |
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PMID: 20856099 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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This study examined factors associated with brain donation program participation among African American and White elders. By postal mail, participants were recruited from an Alzheimer's research registry (all of whom had been invited to participate in the Center's brain donation program) and asked to complete surveys assessing brain donation knowledge, trust in healthcare systems, and religiousness. African American respondents completed a cultural mistrust inventory. Demographic, brain donation status, and literacy data (as assessed by the Wide Range Achievement Test-3 Reading subtest) were compiled from the respondents' most recent registry visit. The survey response rate was 60% (n=184 White and n=49 Black respondents). Logistic regression, comparing religiousness, trust in healthcare institutions, and educational attainment, identified a single predictor (ie, religiousness) in the prediction of donation status among White respondents (P=0.008), whereas no predictors were observed for donation status among the Black respondents. Using all African American donors and nondonors from the registry (n=68), comparisons revealed Wide Range Achievement Test-3 Reading score differences for African American donors (46.8±5.9) and nondonors (42.8±8.4, P=0.02). Results suggest that increased religiousness is related to White elders' decisions not to donate, whereas lower reading ability might be related to African American participants' decisions not to donate. |
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Authors:
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Angela L Jefferson; Susan Lambe; Elana Cook; Monique Pimontel; Joseph Palmisano; Christine Chaisson |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Alzheimer disease and associated disorders Volume: 25 ISSN: 1546-4156 ISO Abbreviation: Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord Publication Date: 2011 Jan-Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-02-21 Completed Date: 2011-06-08 Revised Date: 2011-07-25 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8704771 Medline TA: Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 11-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2011 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
Affiliation:
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Alzheimer's Disease Center and Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Robinson Complex, Boston, MA 02118-2526, USA. angelaj@bu.edu |
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African Americans
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psychology,
statistics & numerical data Aged Brain* Cultural Characteristics Educational Status European Continental Ancestry Group / psychology, statistics & numerical data Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* Humans Male Questionnaires Religion Tissue Donors / psychology* Tissue and Organ Procurement / statistics & numerical data* |
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K23 AG030962-05/AG/NIA NIH HHS; K23-AG030962/AG/NIA NIH HHS; P30 AG013846-13/AG/NIA NIH HHS; P30 AG013846-13S1/AG/NIA NIH HHS; P30-AG013846/AG/NIA NIH HHS; UL1 RR025771-01/RR/NCRR NIH HHS; UL1 RR025771-03/RR/NCRR NIH HHS; UL1-RR025771/RR/NCRR NIH HHS |
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