title: Immigrants as Research Partners: A Review of Immigrants in Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR).
abstract: Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is uniquely suited to engage immigrants in all aspects of research, from research question development to data collection to interpretation and dissemination of results. An increasing number of research studies have utilized the methodology for exploring complex health issues for immigrants. In the current manuscript, we present a review of peer-reviewed articles in health-related research where CBPR was conducted in partnership with immigrants. We examined the role of immigrants in the CBPR process and how immigrant involvement improved/enhanced the research rigor. A total of 161 articles met the inclusion criteria. The results of this literature review enhance our understanding of how CBPR can be used in direct collaboration with immigrants and highlights the many potential benefits for both researchers and immigrant communities.
authors.affiliation: Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, ML 2008, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA. lisa.vaughn@cchmc.org.
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-4348-651X
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Vaughn
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, 2600 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45221, USA.
authors.forename: Farrah
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jacquez
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational Studies, University of Cincinnati, 2600 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45221, USA.
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lindquist-Grantz
authors.affiliation: Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA.
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parsons
authors.affiliation: Division of Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA.
authors.forename: Katie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Melink
mesh_terms: D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D054521:Cultural Competency; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D006801:Humans; D035502:Trust
keywords: Community-based participatory research; Health research; Immigrants; Research rigor