TY - JOUR
T1 - Operationalization of community-based participatory research principles
T2 - Assessment of the National Cancer Institute's Community Network Programs
AU - Braun, Kathryn L.
AU - Nguyen, Tung T.
AU - Tanjasiri, Sora Park
AU - Campbell, Janis
AU - Heiney, Sue P.
AU - Brandt, Heather M.
AU - Smith, Selina A.
AU - Blumenthal, Daniel S.
AU - Hargreaves, Margaret
AU - Coe, Kathryn
AU - Ma, Grace X.
AU - Kenerson, Donna
AU - Patel, Kushal
AU - Tsark, Joann
AU - Hébert, James R.
PY - 2012/5
Y1 - 2012/5
N2 - Objectives. We examined how National Cancer Institute-funded Community Network Programs (CNPs) operationalized principles of community-based participatory research (CBPR). Methods. We reviewed the literature and extant CBPR measurement tools. On the basis of that review, we developed a 27-item questionnaire for CNPs to selfassess their operationalization of 9 CBPR principles. Our team comprised representatives of 9 of the National Cancer Institute's 25 CNPs. Results. Of the 25 CNPs, 22 (88%) completed the questionnaire. Most scored well on CBPR principles of recognizing community as a unit of identity, building on community strengths, facilitating colearning, embracing iterative processes in developing community capacity, and achieving a balance between data generation and intervention. CNPs varied in the extent to which they employed CBPR principles of addressing determinants of health, sharing power among partners, engaging the community in research dissemination, and striving for sustainability. Conclusions. Although the development of assessment tools in this field is in its infancy, our findings suggest that fidelity to CBPR processes can be assessed in a variety of settings.
AB - Objectives. We examined how National Cancer Institute-funded Community Network Programs (CNPs) operationalized principles of community-based participatory research (CBPR). Methods. We reviewed the literature and extant CBPR measurement tools. On the basis of that review, we developed a 27-item questionnaire for CNPs to selfassess their operationalization of 9 CBPR principles. Our team comprised representatives of 9 of the National Cancer Institute's 25 CNPs. Results. Of the 25 CNPs, 22 (88%) completed the questionnaire. Most scored well on CBPR principles of recognizing community as a unit of identity, building on community strengths, facilitating colearning, embracing iterative processes in developing community capacity, and achieving a balance between data generation and intervention. CNPs varied in the extent to which they employed CBPR principles of addressing determinants of health, sharing power among partners, engaging the community in research dissemination, and striving for sustainability. Conclusions. Although the development of assessment tools in this field is in its infancy, our findings suggest that fidelity to CBPR processes can be assessed in a variety of settings.
KW - Community Networks/standards
KW - Community-Based Participatory Research/organization & administration
KW - Community-Institutional Relations
KW - Guideline Adherence/standards
KW - Humans
KW - National Cancer Institute (U.S.)
KW - Research Design
KW - Surveys and Questionnaires
KW - United States
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300304
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300304
M3 - Review article
C2 - 22095340
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 102
SP - 1195
EP - 1203
JO - American Journal of Public Health
JF - American Journal of Public Health
IS - 6
ER -
