Approaches to community nursing research partnerships: a case example

Area of Science:

• Community Health
• Participatory Research
• Nursing Practice

Background:

• Community-based participatory research requires adaptable frameworks due to unique community needs.
• Existing models may not adequately address the diverse cultural, social, economic, and knowledge backgrounds of partners.
• The Community Partnership Model (CPM) was developed to address these limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

• To describe the adaptable nature of the Community Partnership Model (CPM) for diverse community settings.
• To illustrate how the CPM facilitates collaborative initiation and maintenance of community partnerships.
• To showcase the CPM's utility in transcultural partnership formation and implementation.

Main Methods:

• Describing the Community Partnership Model (CPM) and its flexible, iterative approach.
• Highlighting the model's recognition of diverse backgrounds between researchers and community partners.
• Using the Familias En Acción violence prevention project as a case study for CPM application.

Main Results:

• The CPM allows flexible movement through partnership phases, accommodating community uniqueness.
• The model supports the collaborative initiation and maintenance of community partnerships.
• The Familias En Acción project demonstrates successful transcultural partnership formation using the CPM.

Conclusions:

• The Community Partnership Model (CPM) provides a flexible and adaptable framework for community-based participatory research.
• CPM facilitates effective collaboration and sustainability in diverse community settings.
• The model empowers community self-advocacy through interconnected partnership phases.