Strategies to improve dementia clinical research participation at the local level

Strategies to improve HIV treatment adherence in developed countries: clinical management at the individual level

REMARKABLE ADVANCES IN THE TREATMENT OF HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) DISEASE HAVE BEEN BLUNTED BY WIDESPREAD SUBOPTIMAL ADHERENCE (IE, NONADHERENCE), WHICH HAS EMERGED AS A MAJOR BARRIER TO ACHIEVING THE PRIMARY GOAL OF ANTIRETROVIRAL (ARV) THERAPY: suppression of HIV viral load. Nonsuppressed HIV viral load is associated with drug resistance, increased morbidity and mortality, and a high...

People with dementia: capacity to consent to research participation.

Embarking on research with older adults whether in the community, in assisted living, or in the long-term care setting can be challenging from the very beginning. Depending on the purpose and specific aims of a study, the sample may include older adults who have some level of dementia. If so, the question of the older adult with dementia’s capacity to give informed consent may be in question. T...

Challenges and Opportunities to Improve Public Services at the Local Level

A functional democracy needs an informed citizenry and empowered media, popular participation in policy making, a responsive state, and governing processes that are open, transparent and inclusive to all legitimate interests. Improving relationships between citizens and their government means working simultaneously on state responsiveness and effectiveness, citizen empowerment, and the accounta...

HIV research: enhancing engagement to improve ethics

Increasing Participation in Prevention Research: Strategies

doi: 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2011.00288.x TOPIC: Subject participation is a critical concern for clinicians and researchers involved in prevention programs, especially for intensive interventions that require randomized assignment and lengthy youth and parent involvement. PURPOSE: This article describes details of an integrated approach used to recruit and retain at-risk high school youths, their p...