Conducting Research With Community Groups.
Nurse scientists are increasingly recognizing the necessity of conducting research with community groups to effectively address complex health problems and successfully translate scientific advancements into the community. Although several barriers to conducting research with community groups exist, community-based participatory research (CBPR) has the potential to mitigate these barriers. CBPR has been employed in programs of research that respond in culturally sensitive ways to identify community needs and thereby address current health disparities. This article presents case studies that demonstrate how CBPR principles guided the development of (a) a healthy body weight program for urban, underserved African American women; (b) a reproductive health educational intervention for urban, low-income, underserved, ethnically diverse women; and (c) a pilot anxiety/depression intervention for urban, low-income, underserved, ethnically diverse women. These case studies illustrate the potential of CBPR as an orientation to research that can be employed effectively in non-research-intensive academic environments.
Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI, USA door@calvin.edu.
Mary Molewyk
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Doornbos
Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Adejoke
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Ayoola
Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Robert
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Topp
Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Gail Landheer
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Zandee
D001741:Black or African American; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000379:methods*; D009765:Obesity / Q000451:nursing; D012107:Research Design
community; community-based participatory research; women