title: Pragmatic action research with 2 vulnerable populations: Mexican American elders and formerly incarcerated women.
abstract: Eliminating health disparities involving minority groups is a major national priority. Action research, a response to this national priority, may be derived from different theoretical models. The purposes of action research are to involve key community stakeholders in developing knowledge and taking pragmatic action to solve problems. In this article, the authors examine how the model was put into action for 2 distinct programs of research, comparing and contrasting final results, one report primarily focusing on recruitment and retention of participants and the other focusing on a community faith-based action research with formerly incarcerated women.
authors.affiliation: ENCASA Research Project, College of Nursing, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA. jcrist@nursing.arizona.edu
authors.forename: Janice D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Crist
authors.forename: Mickey L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Parsons
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Warner-Robbins
authors.forename: María Victoria
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Mullins
authors.forename: Yvette M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Espinosa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001130:Arizona; D002140:California; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010379:Peer Group; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012067:Religion; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012944:Social Support