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Evaluating the reliability of the Attitudes to Randomized Trial Questionnaire (ARTQ) in a predominantly African American sample.

Marvella E Ford, Wei Wei, Leslie A Moore, Dana R Burshell, Kimberly Cannady, Franshawn Mack, Nnadozie Ezerioha, Kelley Ercole, Elizabeth Garrett-Mayer

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Marvella E FordCancer Disparities Program, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC USA ; Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC USA.
Wei WeiDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC USA.
Leslie A MooreCollege of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC USA.
Dana R BurshellCollege of Nursing, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC USA.
Kimberly CannadyCancer Disparities Program, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC USA ; Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC USA.
Franshawn MackSouth Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC USA.
Nnadozie EzeriohaCollege of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC USA.
Kelley ErcoleCollege of Charleston, Charleston, SC USA.
Elizabeth Garrett-MayerDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC USA.

Funding

Translational Science Laboratory Shared ResourceP30CA138313 · NCI · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI RAYMOND N. DUBOIS · 2009 to 2026
$42.7M
Improving Resection Rates among African Americans with NSCLCR01MD005892 · NIMHD · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI ESNAOLA, NESTOR F., FORD, MARVELLA ELIZABETH · 2012 to 2016
$1.8M
SC Cancer Disparties Research Center (1 of 2)P20CA157066 · NCI · SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY · PI SALLEY, JUDITH · 2011 to 2014
$403k
NCI NIH HHS P20 CA157066NCI NIH HHS P30 CA138313NIMHD NIH HHS R01 MD005892
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the reliability of the Attitudes to Randomized Trial Questionnaire (ARTQ) in measuring perceptions of cancer clinical trials in a predominantly African American (AA) sample in South Carolina (SC).

methodsPrincipal Component Analysis (PCA) and Cronbach's alpha estimates were used to assess the reliability of the ARTQ in a convenience sample of 315 participants (81.4 % AA) who were recruited from 2008 to 2013, and who live in eleven different counties in South Carolina with high rates of racial disparities in cancer mortality rates.

resultsSlightly more than half of the 315 participants had at least a college education (77.9 %), 84.8 % were female, and 53.1 % had an annual income of $40,000 or more. In this study, PCA confirmed that the ARTQ is unidimensional. Cronbach's alpha for the ARTQ was 0.86.

conclusionThe ARTQ displayed strong evidence of high statistical reliability. This analysis has great implications for future research because it represents the first test of reliability of the ARTQ in a predominantly African American sample and lays the groundwork for use of the ARTQ in future studies in diverse populations.

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African AmericansCancerClinical trialsPerceptionsPsychometric testing

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PMID26266082
PMCPMC4531120

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