title: Stakeholder Perspectives on Creating and Maintaining Trust in Community-Academic Research Partnerships.
abstract: Community-academic research partnerships aim to build stakeholder trust in order to improve the reach and translation of health research, but there is limited empirical research regarding effective ways to build trust. This multisite study was launched to identify similarities and differences among stakeholders' perspectives of antecedents to trust in research partnerships. In 2013-2014, we conducted a mixed-methods concept mapping study with participants from three major stakeholder groups who identified and rated the importance of different antecedents of trust on a 5-point Likert-type scale. Study participants were community members ( n = 66), health care providers ( n = 38), and academic researchers ( n = 44). All stakeholder groups rated "authentic communication" and "reciprocal relationships" the highest in importance. Community members rated "communication/methodology to resolve problems" ( M = 4.23, SD = 0.58) significantly higher than academic researchers ( M = 3.87, SD = 0.67) and health care providers ( M = 3.89, SD = 0.62; p < .01) and had different perspectives regarding the importance of issues related to "sustainability." The importance of communication and relationships across stakeholders indicates the importance of colearning processes that involve the exchange of knowledge and skills. The differences uncovered suggest specific areas where attention and skill building may be needed to improve trust within partnerships. More research on how partnerships can improve communication specific to problem solving and sustainability is merited.
authors.affiliation: 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Leah
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Frerichs
authors.affiliation: 2 Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Mimi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Gaurav
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dave
authors.affiliation: 3 University of California, Riverside, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cheney
authors.affiliation: 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Kristen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hassmiller Lich
authors.affiliation: 4 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Tiffany L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Young
authors.affiliation: 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Crystal W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Cene
authors.affiliation: 6 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Deepthi S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Varma
authors.affiliation: 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schaal
authors.affiliation: 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Adina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Black
authors.affiliation: 6 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Catherine W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Striley
authors.affiliation: 5 University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Stefanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vassar
authors.affiliation: 3 University of California, Riverside, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Greer
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.affiliation: 6 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Linda B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Cottler
authors.affiliation: 5 University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Arleen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: 4 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Jessica G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.affiliation: 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Giselle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Corbie-Smith
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003142:Communication; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D035502:Trust
keywords: collaboration; community-based participatory research; translational research; trust