Using Garden Cafés to engage community stakeholders in health research.

Autor: Balls-Berry JE; Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Office for Community Engagement in Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America.; Department of Health Sciences Research, Division of Epidemiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America., Sinicrope PS; Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America., Valdez Soto MA; Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Office for Community Engagement in Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America., Albertie ML; Office of Health Disparities Research, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America., Lafflam R; RNeighbors, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America., Major-Elechi BT; Department of Health Sciences Research, Division of Biostatics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America., Juhn YJ; Department of Community Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Children's Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America., Brockman TA; Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Office for Community Engagement in Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America.; Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America., Bock MJ; Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Office for Community Engagement in Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America.; Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America., Patten CA; Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Office for Community Engagement in Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America.; Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2018 Aug 10; Vol. 13 (8), pp. e0200483. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Aug 10 (Print Publication: 2018).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0200483
Abstrakt: Science Cafés, informal venues to promote bidirectional dialog, inquiry and learning about science between community members, scientists, healthcare and service providers, hold promise as an innovative tool for healthcare researchers and community members to improve health outcomes, especially among populations with health disparities. However, the process of optimizing science cafés is under-studied. We describe the pilot evaluation of a series of Science Cafés, called Garden Cafés (n = 9), conducted from September 2015 through April 2016 in Olmsted County, MN and Duval County, FL to connect Mayo Clinic researchers and local service providers with the community. Selection of discussion topics was guided by a county health needs assessment, which identified community priorities. Before leaving the events, community participants completed a brief anonymous survey assessing sociodemographics and their knowledge of research benefits, readiness to participate as a partner in health research, and health and science literacy confidence. Of the 112 attendees who responded, 51% were female and 51% were Black. Respondents reported that participating in the event significantly improved (all at p<0.001) their understanding on all three measures. Preliminary findings suggest that Garden Cafés are an effective forum to increase community understanding and disposition to collaborate in health research, especially in members from diverse backgrounds.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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