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Enhancing Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships Through Appreciative Inquiry.
Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2015 Autumn; 9(3):457-63.PC

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Challenges in community-based participatory research (CBPR) partnerships often pertain to trust and power, dilemmas posed by funding sources, and equitable community participation. Although challenges in CBPR can be welcomed because they present opportunities for growth and development of partnerships, tools are needed to facilitate issue identification and resolution. Moreover, such tools need to align with CBPR principles involving equal feedback among partners to improve the partnership and its outcomes.

OBJECTIVE

To describe how appreciative inquiry (AI) was used as an evaluation tool to contribute to the strengthening of empowerment of ongoing and future community-university relationships in CBPR collaborations.

METHODS

AI was applied at the end of a community-university partnership to promote breast and cervical cancer screening among Tongan women in Southern California. Through individual interviews and group discussion, tensions were identified and discussed in light of partnership and community strengths.

RESULTS

Through AI, program staff emphasized community and university strengths of shared key values related to the program and aspects of program management that enabled them to contribute to successful program outcomes. They also discussed the following challenges: 1) approach of partners, 2) role definition, and 3) and time span of program development and implementation. Based on these discussions, recommendations were made to overcome current challenges and improve ongoing and future CBPR collaborations.

CONCLUSIONS

The AI process helped the partners recommit to collaborate with each other, renewed their excitement about working together, and assisted with reclarification of their roles to inform future collaborations.

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Authors

Paige C
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Peters R
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Parkhurst M
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Beck LL
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Hui B
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May VT
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Tanjasiri SP
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MeSH

Breast NeoplasmsCaliforniaCommunity ParticipationCommunity-Based Participatory ResearchCommunity-Institutional RelationsEarly Detection of CancerFemaleHumansPower, PsychologicalProgram DevelopmentProgram EvaluationUterine Cervical Neoplasms

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

26548798

Citation

Paige, Ciara, et al. "Enhancing Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships Through Appreciative Inquiry." Progress in Community Health Partnerships : Research, Education, and Action, vol. 9, no. 3, 2015, pp. 457-63.
Paige C, Peters R, Parkhurst M, et al. Enhancing Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships Through Appreciative Inquiry. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2015;9(3):457-63.
Paige, C., Peters, R., Parkhurst, M., Beck, L. L., Hui, B., May, V. T., & Tanjasiri, S. P. (2015). Enhancing Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships Through Appreciative Inquiry. Progress in Community Health Partnerships : Research, Education, and Action, 9(3), 457-63. https://doi.org/10.1353/cpr.2015.0054
Paige C, et al. Enhancing Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships Through Appreciative Inquiry. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2015;9(3):457-63. PubMed PMID: 26548798.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Enhancing Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships Through Appreciative Inquiry. AU - Paige,Ciara, AU - Peters,Ruth, AU - Parkhurst,Malia, AU - Beck,Leah Leilani, AU - Hui,Brian, AU - May,Vanessa Tui, AU - Tanjasiri,Sora Park, PY - 2015/11/10/entrez PY - 2015/11/10/pubmed PY - 2016/1/8/medline SP - 457 EP - 63 JF - Progress in community health partnerships : research, education, and action JO - Prog Community Health Partnersh VL - 9 IS - 3 N2 - BACKGROUND: Challenges in community-based participatory research (CBPR) partnerships often pertain to trust and power, dilemmas posed by funding sources, and equitable community participation. Although challenges in CBPR can be welcomed because they present opportunities for growth and development of partnerships, tools are needed to facilitate issue identification and resolution. Moreover, such tools need to align with CBPR principles involving equal feedback among partners to improve the partnership and its outcomes. OBJECTIVE: To describe how appreciative inquiry (AI) was used as an evaluation tool to contribute to the strengthening of empowerment of ongoing and future community-university relationships in CBPR collaborations. METHODS: AI was applied at the end of a community-university partnership to promote breast and cervical cancer screening among Tongan women in Southern California. Through individual interviews and group discussion, tensions were identified and discussed in light of partnership and community strengths. RESULTS: Through AI, program staff emphasized community and university strengths of shared key values related to the program and aspects of program management that enabled them to contribute to successful program outcomes. They also discussed the following challenges: 1) approach of partners, 2) role definition, and 3) and time span of program development and implementation. Based on these discussions, recommendations were made to overcome current challenges and improve ongoing and future CBPR collaborations. CONCLUSIONS: The AI process helped the partners recommit to collaborate with each other, renewed their excitement about working together, and assisted with reclarification of their roles to inform future collaborations. SN - 1557-0541 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/26548798/Enhancing_Community_Based_Participatory_Research_Partnerships_Through_Appreciative_Inquiry_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -