BMC Research Notes | |
Limitations in representative sampling of unpaid caregivers from minority ethnocultural backgrounds in a population-based survey | |
Husayn Marani1  | |
[1] Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, 4th Floor, M5T 3M6, Toronto, ON, Canada;North American Observatory On Health Systems and Policies, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, 4th Floor, M5T 3M6, Toronto, ON, Canada; | |
关键词: Caregivers; Minority groups; Sampling studies; Health surveys; COVID-19; | |
DOI : 10.1186/s13104-021-05775-6 | |
来源: Springer | |
【 摘 要 】
ObjectiveHistorically, persons from minority ethnic, religious and linguistic backgrounds have been un- or under-represented in population-based research studies. Emerging scholarship suggests challenges in representative sampling, particularly of minority ethnocultural groups, has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This research note offers additional insights concerning these challenges in the context of a population-based survey of unpaid caregivers conducted in Ontario, Canada, between August and December, 2020, the analysis of which is currently underway.ResultsBeyond limitations intrinsic to study design, including time and budget constraints, the study sample underrepresents unpaid caregivers from minority ethnocultural backgrounds due to differences in conceptions of caregiving across minority cultures, the time-consuming nature of caregiving that disproportionately affects minority groups, and a propensity to avoid research which is rooted in tokenism. These hypotheses are non-exhaustive, speculative and warrant further empirical investigation.
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CC BY
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