Levels of Participants Satisfaction with Initial Contact and Examination Visit: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)

Citation

Talavera, Ana C.; Buelna, Christina; Giacinto, Rebeca Espinoza; Castaneda, Sheila F.; Maisonet Giachello, Aida L.; Crespo-Figueroa, Madeline; Hernandez, Johanne B.; Rodriguez, Rosalinda; Abreu, Maria de Los Angeles; & Sanchez, Carlos M., et al. (2016). Levels of Participants Satisfaction with Initial Contact and Examination Visit: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). Ethnicity & Disease, 26(3), 435-442. PMCID: PMC4948812

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study examined perceived satisfaction among Hispanic/Latino individuals who participated in a baseline examination for the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL), a large cohort study of 16,415 adults living in four selected communities.
METHOD: An estimated 22% (n= 3,584) of participants completed a questionnaire regarding satisfaction with staff attention, the overall experience during the study examination, and the influence of the informed consent digital video disc (DVD).
RESULTS: The majority of participants who completed the questionnaire expressed overall satisfaction with the study. Most participants reported that staff were friendly, courteous and respectful and study test procedures were clearly explained. Participants who preferred to complete the interview in Spanish felt that the informed consent DVD positively influenced their ability to make an informed decision to enroll in the study. Participants who preferred to complete the interview in English tended to report that the baseline examination was longer than expected compared with participants who completed the interview in Spanish.
CONCLUSION: Results demonstrate that culturally and linguistically trained staff and the use of the study's informed consent DVD were effective in explaining study procedures and positively influenced decisions to participate in the HCHS/SOL study. These results can inform recruitment and enrollment strategies for future participation of minority groups into longitudinal cohort studies.

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.18865/ed.26.3.435

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2016

Journal Title

Ethnicity & Disease

Author(s)

Talavera, Ana C.
Buelna, Christina
Giacinto, Rebeca Espinoza
Castaneda, Sheila F.
Maisonet Giachello, Aida L.
Crespo-Figueroa, Madeline
Hernandez, Johanne B.
Rodriguez, Rosalinda
Abreu, Maria de Los Angeles
Sanchez, Carlos M.
Perreira, Krista M.

PMCID

PMC4948812

ORCiD

Perreira - 0000-0003-2906-0261