The Collaborative Approach for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Research and Education (CARE): A recruitment registry for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, aging, and caregiver-related research

Alzheimers Dement. 2023 Feb;19(2):433-443. doi: 10.1002/alz.12667. Epub 2022 Apr 14.

Abstract

Introduction: Clinical research focused on aging, Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD), and caregiving often does not recruit Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs).

Methods: With funding from the National Institute on Aging, we designed and launched the Collaborative Approach for AAPIs Research and Education (CARE), a research recruitment registry to increase AAPIs' participation in ADRD, aging, and caregiving research. We present the design of this novel recruitment program.

Results: CARE uses community-based participatory research methods that are culturally and linguistically appropriate. Since CARE's launch, it has enrolled >7000 AAPIs in a 1-year period. The majority enrolled in CARE via community organizations and reported never having participated in any kind of research before. CARE also engages researchers by establishing a recruitment referral request protocol.

Discussion: CARE provides a promising venue to foster meaningful inclusion of AAPIs who are under-represented in aging and dementia-related research.

Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; Asian Americans; Pacific Islanders; aging; caregiving; recruitment registry.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Aging
  • Alzheimer Disease*
  • Asian
  • Caregivers
  • Humans
  • Pacific Island People
  • Registries