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Improving Research Readiness in Community Health Workers: Identifying Relevant Research Competencies
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Camille Nebeker, EdD, MS
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Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Elizabeth Mejia Booen, MS
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Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Michael Kalichman, Ph.D.
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UCSD Research Ethics Program, UCSD, La Jolla, CA
Blanca Pacheco, BS
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Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Sheila Castaneda, PhD
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Institute for Behavioral and Community Health, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
Rebeca Espinoza, MPH, MA
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Institute for Behavioral and Community Health, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
Community Health Workers (CHWs) are increasingly involved in planning and implementing research; however, few receive formal academic training in research methods and ethical research practices. Lacking appropriate understanding of the scientific method and associated ethical practices may increase risk to participants and compromise data integrity. The Project BRIC (Building Research Integrity in the Community), team is developing and testing an assessment tool to evaluate competencies that project managers and principal investigators have identified as essential for lay-research staff and volunteers. This session presents findings from Phase 1 of the Research Readiness Inventory (RRI) development process, which involved completion of a web-based survey by 19 researchers who engage CHWs in health research. The survey included subject demographics, experience working with CHWs and ranking of 68 research competency areas using a 5 point scale where 1= “Definitely Not Important” and 5= “Definitely Important.” The competency items were generated from review of a research ethics curriculum entitled, “Training in Research Ethics and Standards: A Self-study Guide for Promotores” and included knowledge or skills associated with human research protections. Results indicate that participants engaged CHWs in research planning (42%), research conduct (e.g., recruitment, intervention delivery and data collection (100%) and, data analysis and/or reporting of result (42%). Using qualitative analysis, research competency items were coded and grouped as being high, medium or low priority. Distribution of competency ratings was also organized based on investigator involvement of CHWs across the continuum of Community Based Participatory Research (e.g., planning, conduct and reporting of research).
Learning Areas:
Conduct evaluation related to programs, research, and other areas of practice
Ethics, professional and legal requirements
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Learning Objectives:
Identify research knowledge and skills that will assist Community Health Workers improve integrity in community based research
Describe the initial phase for developing a Research Readiness Inventory
Identify differences in CHW responsibilities when assisting in health research and health service programs.
Keyword(s): Ethics, Community Health Workers and Promoters
Presenting author's disclosure statement:Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: N/A
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the academic Co-PI for the project.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines,
and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed
in my presentation.
