142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Does the quality of collaboration in a CBPR trial contribute to community benefit? The Padres Informados/Jovenes Preparados experience

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Monday, November 17, 2014

Ghaffar Hurtado , Extension, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
Michele L. Allen, MD , Family Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Maira Rosas-Lee , Extension Center for Family Developement, University of Minnesota, St. Paul
Cynthia Davey, MS , Biostatistical Design and Analysis Center, Clinical Translational Science Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Diego Garcia-Huidobro, MD , University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Maria Veronica Svetaz, MD, MPH , Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
Roxana Linares , Centro, Inc., Minneapolis, MN
Ruth Torres , Family Medicine And Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
There is a growing interest in addressing complex issues through participatory research. Although quality community-university collaboration contributes to impactful research, little is known about how the community benefits from the collaborative process. Padres Informados/Jóvenes Preparados (Padres) is a CBPR, NIH funded, longitudinal prevention research intervention.  Collaboration is assessed annually among seven community and university partners including four social service agencies, two clinics, and one public school.

Evaluation measures are part of a larger collaborative survey. Two domains are highlighted in this presentation, 1) the quality of the collaboration including: Trust (6 items) and Capacity (6 items).  2) The collaboration transfer (7 items) that assessed community-community partnerships. Descriptive statistics, correlation and one-mode Social Network Analysis (SNA) was used to assess the depth (strength of ties) and density of the collaboration over time.

Results indicated an increase in both domains over two years. For example, in five out of six Trust items, responses on average were ‘moderate’ (18%) to ‘great extent’ (82%) in the second year. Statistically significant positive correlation of Trust, Capacity and Collaboration transfer were noted. The single-mode SNA indicates the depth and density among collaborators is improving over time.

Outcomes suggest the quality of collaboration increased over time and contributed to strengthened community partnerships beyond the current project. The effect of quality collaboration in CBPR projects extends beyond research outcomes, to include increased capacity for collaboration among community partners. A closer look at two collaborating organization illustrates the collaboration transfer, and how their work have been impacted when serving their communities.

Learning Areas:

Diversity and culture
Social and behavioral sciences

Learning Objectives:
Explain how social network analysis can be used as an evaluation tool for collaborations Assess evaluation strategies for community-university collaborations Describe the benefits of collaboration transfer in CBPR projects

Keyword(s): Evaluation, Community-Based Partnership & Collaboration

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have been the principal and co-investigator of state and national programs focusing in advancing the health and well-being communities. I recently completed my doctorate (PhD)in Education focusing in Knowledge Transfer at the University of Minnesota. My research interests are evaluating community-based programs using participatory approaches.
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.