{"id":5477,"date":"2020-05-19T15:27:58","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T21:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/?p=5477"},"modified":"2020-07-08T14:03:46","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T20:03:46","slug":"nursing-alumna-jennifer-scanlon-conducts-study-on-barriers-to-clinical-research-participation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/2020\/05\/19\/nursing-alumna-jennifer-scanlon-conducts-study-on-barriers-to-clinical-research-participation\/","title":{"rendered":"Nursing Alumna Jennifer Scanlon Conducts Study on Barriers to Clinical Research Participation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Jenn<\/a>Jennifer Scanlon, DNP,\u00a0Vanderbilt Children\u2019s Hospital<\/a>\u00a0(VCH) nurse and graduate of\u00a0Belmont University\u2019s Doctor of Nursing Program<\/a> (May \u201920), sought to determine how stakeholder race, trust and education influence participation barriers in clinical research through her scholarly project, \u201cPredictors of Barriers to Participation in Clinical Research in Adults Living in the Southeastern United States<\/a>.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The project \u2013 which was the first collaboration between\u00a0Belmont\u2019s School of Nursing<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance<\/a>\u00a0(MVA) \u2013 utilized secondary, cross sectional survey data collected between 2014 and 2016 through the former Mid-South Clinical Data Research Network (CDRN), currently known as the\u00a0STAR-CRN<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have underrepresentation in minority races,\u201d Scanlon said. \u201cIn those races, there are the greatest health disparities. If we don\u2019t have adequate representation in minorities, we won\u2019t be able to treat them effectively, which will worsen disparities that already exist.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scanlon connected with\u00a0MVA Research Assistant Professor of Medicine Alecia Fair, DrPH<\/a>\u00a0and Belmont University Adjunct Instructor of Mathematics David Phillippi, PhD, who served as Scholarly Project Team Managers. Belmont University Director of Graduate Nursing Studies Linda Wofford, DNP served as the Scholarly Project Advisor.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDr. Fair and\u00a0MVA Research Assistant Professor Sarah Stallings, PhD<\/a>, came to Belmont to introduce datasets they had available,\u201d Scanlon recalled. \u201cThey talked about gaps they\u2019d seen, which was why they had a dataset, and it was the perfect thing. I was like, wow, this is what I want to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

The dataset consisted of, 5,000 respondents. It came from the former Mid-South Clinical Data Research Network (CDRN), currently known as the STAR-CRN, and was a study of consumer interests and attitudes towards research.<\/p>\n

Her research lasted roughly two years, culminating in the fall of 2019. The project\u2019s results indicated that numerous variables impacted different individual\u2019s participation in research.<\/p>\n

Scanlon asked how a person\u2019s level of trust and education affect the way they view research. \u201cThat analysis showed a lot of different things depending on race and ethnicity. There is a ton of variability in how people perceive research, and it goes back to how there are a lot of personal and environmental factors that influence a person\u2019s decision,\u201d she said. \u201cAn individual\u2019s trust, race or education can really influence how they perceive research. Clinicians recruiting participants need to be aware of those characteristics to effectively introduce research.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the same time, the results support the importance of trust between patients and healthcare providers. Its conclusion states, \u201cMedical providers involved in recruiting and engaging participants in research must have heightened awareness, consideration and appreciation of the complex relationships of personal and environmental factors that make a participant and their attitudes, specifically towards research, unique.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scanlon, who works in trauma and surgery at VCH, said she has always had a passion for minority and underserved populations. Even before this project, she was drawn to research in social determinants of health.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to be a Doctor of Nursing Practice, and that role is looking at the healthcare system and closing clinical gaps in research,\u201d she said. \u201cLooking at healthcare as a whole, through this research, I have several future steps, looking specifically at the DNP role and how they represent underrepresented populations.\u201d<\/p>\n

She added, \u201cThere\u2019s definitely a lot I could do in the future because of this project.\u201d<\/p>\n

About the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance<\/strong><\/p>\n

Founded in 1999, the Alliance bridges the institutions of\u00a0Meharry\u00a0Medical College and Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Its mission is to enrich learning and advance clinical research in three primary areas \u2014 community engagement,\u00a0interprofessional\u00a0education and research \u2014 by developing and supporting mutually beneficial partnerships between\u00a0Meharry\u00a0Medical College, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the communities they serve. Through community engagement, the Alliance serves a large community of stakeholders including surrounding universities and colleges, community organizations, faith-based outlets and community health centers. Its\u00a0interprofessional\u00a0education enhances students\u2019 interdisciplinary understanding and improves patient outcomes through integrated care. The research conducted provides access to experienced grant writers and materials supporting the grant application process and facilitates grant-writing workshops.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jennifer Scanlon, DNP,\u00a0Vanderbilt Children\u2019s Hospital\u00a0(VCH) nurse and graduate of\u00a0Belmont University\u2019s Doctor of Nursing Program (May \u201920), sought to determine how stakeholder race, trust and education influence participation barriers in clinical research through her scholarly project, \u201cPredictors of Barriers to Participation … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chs","category-nursing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5477"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5528,"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5477\/revisions\/5528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}