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Assessing Research Activity and Capacity of Community-Based Organizations: Development and Pilot Testing of an Instrument
Progress in community health partnerships, v 8(4), pp 421-432
2014
PMID: 25727974
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Abstract
Background: Although awareness of the importance of the research capacity of community-based organizations (CBOs) is growing, a uniform framework of the research capacity domains within CBOs has not yet been developed.
Objectives: To develop a framework and instrument (the Community REsearch Activity assessment Tool [CREAT]) for assessing the research activity and capacity of CBOs that incorporates awareness of the different data collection and analysis priorities of CBOs.
Methods: We conducted a review of existing tools for assessing research capacity to identify key capacity domains. Instrument items were developed through an iterative process with CBO representatives and community researchers. The CREAT was then pilot tested with 30 CBOs.
Results: The four primary domains of the CREAT framework include 1) organizational support for research, 2) generalizable experiences, 3) research specific experiences, and 4) funding. Organizations reported a high prevalence of activities in the research-specific experiences domain, including conducting literature reviews (70%), use of research terminology (83%), and primary data collection (100%). Respondents see research findings as important to improve program and service delivery, and to seek funds for new programs and services. Funders, board members, and policymakers are the most important dissemination audiences.
Conclusion: The work reported herein advances the field of CBO research capacity by developing a systematic framework for assessing research activity and capacity relevant to the work of CBOs, and by developing and piloting an instrument to assess activity in these domains.
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- Title
- Assessing Research Activity and Capacity of Community-Based Organizations: Development and Pilot Testing of an Instrument
- Creators
- Debbie L. Humphries - Yale UniversityAmy Carroll-Scott - Yale UniversityLeif Mitchell - Yale UniversityTerry Tian - Yale UniversityShonali Choudhury - Yale UniversityDavid A. Fiellin - Yale University
- Publication Details
- Progress in community health partnerships, v 8(4), pp 421-432
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins Univ Press
- Number of pages
- 12
- Grant note
- P30MH062294 / National Institute of Mental Health; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000351117900001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84925943535
- Other Identifier
- 991020836326604721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health