PBRN age (years) | | |
<5 | 17 | 25.0 |
5–10 | 23 | 33.8 |
≥10 | 28 | 41.2 |
How many publications does your PBRN have? (n) | | |
0 (newly established) | 11 | 16.2 |
1–3 | 8 | 11.8 |
4–10 | 22 | 32.4 |
>10 | 27 | 39.7 |
How many grants does your PBRN have? (n) | | |
0 (newly started, no extramural grants) | 6 | 8.8 |
1–3 | 18 | 26.5 |
4–10 | 20 | 29.4 |
>10 | 24 | 35.3 |
Geographic population served | | |
Urban only | 21 | 30.9 |
Rural only | 7 | 10.3 |
Both rural and urban | 40 | 58.8 |
Racial communities specifically targeted for research in the past 5 years* | | |
None | 12 | 17.6 |
Black or African American | 39 | 57.4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 55.9 |
Asian | 10 | 14.7 |
Some other race/ethnicity | 17 | 25.0 |
How difficult is it to recruit from diverse racial/ethnic communities? | | |
Not difficult | 13 | 19.1 |
Somewhat difficult | 26 | 38.2 |
Difficult | 12 | 17.6 |
Very difficult | 12 | 17.6 |
Don't know/not applicable | 5 | 7.4 |
How difficult is it to retain participants from diverse racial/ethnic communities through the duration of the research project? | | |
Not difficult | 9 | 13.2 |
Somewhat difficult | 32 | 47.1 |
Difficult | 8 | 11.8 |
Very difficult | 7 | 10.3 |
Don't know/not applicable | 12 | 17.6 |
Special populations specifically targeted for research participation*† | | |
None | 15 | 22.1 |
Rural | 26 | 38.2 |
Inner city | 27 | 39.7 |
Low income | 36 | 52.9 |
Minority | 36 | 52.9 |
Underserved populations | 39 | 57.4 |
Other (urban, LGBT, seniors, children) | 7 | 10.3 |
PBRN has a community advisory board | 20 | 29.4 |
PBRN is affiliated with a university† | 37 | 54.4 |
PBRN is affiliated with a Clinical Translational Science Award† | 44 | 64.7 |