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Researcher and researched--community perspectives: toward bridging the gap
M Sullivan1, A Kone, K D Senturia
1Seattle-King County Department of Public Health, Seattle Partners for Healthy Communities, Washington 98103, USA. marianne.sullivan@metrokc.gov
Summary
Community-based research requires early community involvement to address relevance and power imbalances. Meaningful collaboration ensures mutual respect, shared power, and cultural sensitivity for successful projects.
Area of Science:
- Community-based participatory research (CBPR)
- Qualitative research methods
Background:
- Community-based research projects face challenges in collaboration between community members and researchers.
- Understanding participant experiences is crucial for improving future research initiatives.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the experiences of community members and researchers in community-based research projects.
- To develop guidelines for enhancing future community-based research endeavors.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative key informant interviews were conducted with 41 participants.
- Participants represented various levels of involvement in community-based research projects in Seattle.
- Snowball sampling was utilized to identify respondents.
Main Results:
- Informants reported more challenges than successes in their research experiences.
- Key issues included research focus dissatisfaction, lack of cultural appropriateness and relevance, power imbalances, trust deficits, and communication barriers.
- Early community involvement in priority setting and intervention development was identified as a solution.
Conclusions:
- Meaningful collaboration in community-based research hinges on early and continuous community engagement.
- Essential elements for successful partnerships include power sharing, mutual respect, demonstrable community benefit, and cultural sensitivity.
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