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Research with American Indian and Alaska Native populations: Measurement matters.
J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2019 Jan-Mar; 18(1):129-149.JE

Abstract

Research is an important tool in addressing myriad American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) health disparities; however, tensions exist between common empirical measurement approaches that facilitate cross-cultural comparisons and measurement specificity that may be more valid locally and/or culturally appropriate. The tremendous diversity of AIAN communities, small population sizes of distinct AIAN cultural groups, and varying cultural contexts and worldviews should influence measurement decisions in health research. We provide a framework for guiding measurement in collaboration with AIAN communities using examples from substance abuse research for illustration. Our goal is to build upon ongoing efforts to advance measurement validity for AIAN research by engaging community-researcher partnerships and critical thinking in the selection, adaptation, creation, and implementation of measures.

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Walls ML
a University of Minnesota Medical School , Duluth , Minnesota.
Whitesell NR
b Colorado School of Public Health , University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus , Aurora , Colorado.
Barlow A
c Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , Baltimore , Maryland.
Sarche M
b Colorado School of Public Health , University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus , Aurora , Colorado.

MeSH

Alaskan NativesCommunity-Based Participatory ResearchCooperative BehaviorCross-Cultural ComparisonHumansIndians, North AmericanResearch DesignSubstance-Related DisordersUnited States

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

28441113

Citation

Walls, Melissa L., et al. "Research With American Indian and Alaska Native Populations: Measurement Matters." Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, vol. 18, no. 1, 2019, pp. 129-149.
Walls ML, Whitesell NR, Barlow A, et al. Research with American Indian and Alaska Native populations: Measurement matters. J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2019;18(1):129-149.
Walls, M. L., Whitesell, N. R., Barlow, A., & Sarche, M. (2019). Research with American Indian and Alaska Native populations: Measurement matters. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 18(1), 129-149. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332640.2017.1310640
Walls ML, et al. Research With American Indian and Alaska Native Populations: Measurement Matters. J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2019 Jan-Mar;18(1):129-149. PubMed PMID: 28441113.
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