A consult service to support and promote community-based research: Tracking and evaluating a community-based research consult service
Purpose This study describes the design, operation, and evaluation of a community-based research (CBR) consult service within the setting of a Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) institution. To our knowledge, there are no published evaluations...
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| author | C. M. Pelfrey K. D. Cain M. E. Lawless E. Pike A. R. Sehgal |
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Purpose
This study describes the design, operation, and evaluation of a community-based research (CBR) consult service within the setting of a Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) institution. To our knowledge, there are no published evaluations of a CBR consult service at a CTSA hub.
Methods
A CBR consult service was created to support faculty, health-care providers/research coordinators, trainees, community-based organizations, and community members. A framework was developed to assess the stages of client engagement and to foster clear articulation of client needs and challenges. A developmental evaluation system was integrated with the framework to track progress, store documents, continuously improve the consult service, and assess research outcomes.
Results
This framework provides information on client numbers, types, services used, and successful outreach methods. Tracking progress reveals reasons that prevent clients from completing projects and facilitates learning outcomes relevant to clients and funding agencies. Clients benefit from the expert knowledge, community connections, and project guidance provided by the consult service team, increasing the likelihood of study completion and achieving research outcomes.
Conclusion
This study offers a framework by which CTSA institutions can expand their capacity to conduct and evaluate CBR while addressing challenges that inhibit community engagement.
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| spelling | doaj.art-324b4406e5674fe190464816aa28c21f2023-03-09T12:29:30ZengCambridge University PressJournal of Clinical and Translational Science2059-86612017-02-011333910.1017/cts.2016.5A consult service to support and promote community-based research: Tracking and evaluating a community-based research consult serviceC. M. Pelfrey0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6108-7555K. D. Cain1M. E. Lawless2E. Pike3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9700-3184A. R. Sehgal4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7458-2731Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USACenter for Reducing Health Disparities, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USADepartment of Surgery, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USACenter for Reducing Health Disparities, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USACenter for Reducing Health Disparities, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA Departments of Medicine, Biomedical Ethics, and Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA Purpose This study describes the design, operation, and evaluation of a community-based research (CBR) consult service within the setting of a Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) institution. To our knowledge, there are no published evaluations of a CBR consult service at a CTSA hub. Methods A CBR consult service was created to support faculty, health-care providers/research coordinators, trainees, community-based organizations, and community members. A framework was developed to assess the stages of client engagement and to foster clear articulation of client needs and challenges. A developmental evaluation system was integrated with the framework to track progress, store documents, continuously improve the consult service, and assess research outcomes. Results This framework provides information on client numbers, types, services used, and successful outreach methods. Tracking progress reveals reasons that prevent clients from completing projects and facilitates learning outcomes relevant to clients and funding agencies. Clients benefit from the expert knowledge, community connections, and project guidance provided by the consult service team, increasing the likelihood of study completion and achieving research outcomes. Conclusion This study offers a framework by which CTSA institutions can expand their capacity to conduct and evaluate CBR while addressing challenges that inhibit community engagement. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2059866116000054/type/journal_articleCommunity-based researchClinical Translational and Science Award (CTSA)Research consult serviceTranslational research evaluationCommunity-based participatory research |
| spellingShingle | C. M. Pelfrey K. D. Cain M. E. Lawless E. Pike A. R. Sehgal A consult service to support and promote community-based research: Tracking and evaluating a community-based research consult service Journal of Clinical and Translational Science Community-based research Clinical Translational and Science Award (CTSA) Research consult service Translational research evaluation Community-based participatory research |
| title | A consult service to support and promote community-based research: Tracking and evaluating a community-based research consult service |
| title_full | A consult service to support and promote community-based research: Tracking and evaluating a community-based research consult service |
| title_fullStr | A consult service to support and promote community-based research: Tracking and evaluating a community-based research consult service |
| title_full_unstemmed | A consult service to support and promote community-based research: Tracking and evaluating a community-based research consult service |
| title_short | A consult service to support and promote community-based research: Tracking and evaluating a community-based research consult service |
| title_sort | consult service to support and promote community based research tracking and evaluating a community based research consult service |
| topic | Community-based research Clinical Translational and Science Award (CTSA) Research consult service Translational research evaluation Community-based participatory research |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2059866116000054/type/journal_article |
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