A Community-Engaged Approach to Recruit the US-Brazilian Population: Initial Lessons from the First
Six Months of BRAINY-NJ Study

 

Ana Staniscia1, Thamiris S. Goncalves1, Claudio Mendes1, Yun Cai1, Rebecca West1, Luciana F. Mascarenhas1, Michal S. Beeri1, Sonia M.D. Brucki2, Monica Rivera-Mindt3,4, Yaakov Stern5, Sharon Sanz Simon1

 

The Brazilian-US population is a non-Spanish speaking Latino group that has been growing and aging in the US but remains underrepresented in the ADRD research1.

• The Brazilian-US immigrant population may be at high risk for ADRD due to a higher burden of cardiovascular disease, social determinants of health, and mental health factors1.

• The BRAINY-NJ Study (Brazilian Aging in New York – New Jersey Study) is an observational cross-sectional study, investigating cardiovascular, lifestyle, and sociocultural risk factors for ADRD among US-Brazilian Immigrants.

• The study aims to build a new cohort (N=120) of Brazilian-US participants 55+ years and increase their representation in US research.