Community scientist program provides bi-directional communication and co-learning between researchers and community members.

Autor:	Alvarado J; School of Health Professions, The University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX, USA., Strong LL; Department of Health Disparities Research, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA., Buzcu-Guven B; Department of Health Disparities Research, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA., Thompson LB; Department of Health Disparities Research, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA., Cantu E; UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Regional Campus at Brownsville, Brownsville, TX, USA., Carrier CC; Department of Health Disparities Research, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA., Chukwu CD; Department of Health Disparities Research, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA., Harris CL; Department of Health Disparities Research, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA., Melendez LK; UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Regional Campus at Brownsville, Brownsville, TX, USA., Roberson CL; Department of Health Disparities Research, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA., Ross AM; UTHealth Houston McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics, Houston, TX, USA., Russell SC; Department of Health Disparities Research, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA., Sanchez P; UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Regional Campus at Brownsville, Brownsville, TX, USA., Tahanan A; UTHealth Houston, Houston, TX, USA., Zdenek BC; UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Regional Campus at Brownsville, Brownsville, TX, USA., Reininger BM; UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Regional Campus at Brownsville, Brownsville, TX, USA., McNeill LH; Department of Health Disparities Research, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of clinical and translational science [J Clin Transl Sci] 2023 Dec 21; Vol. 8 (1), pp. e18. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 21 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.1017/cts.2023.703
Abstrakt:	Community involvement in research is key to translating science into practice, and new approaches to engaging community members in research design and implementation are needed. The Community Scientist Program, established at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston in 2018 and expanded to two other Texas institutions in 2021, provides researchers with rapid feedback from community members on study feasibility and design, cultural appropriateness, participant recruitment, and research implementation. This paper aims to describe the Community Scientist Program and assess Community Scientists' and researchers' satisfaction with the program. We present the analysis of the data collected from 116 Community Scientists and 64 researchers who attended 100 feedback sessions, across three regions of Texas including Northeast Texas, Houston, and Rio Grande Valley between June 2018 and December 2022. Community Scientists stated that the feedback sessions increased their knowledge and changed their perception of research. All researchers (100%) were satisfied with the feedback and reported that it influenced their current and future research methods. Our evaluation demonstrates that the key features of the Community Scientist Program such as follow-up evaluations, effective bi-directional communication, and fair compensation transform how research is conducted and contribute to reducing health disparities. Competing Interests: The authors have no competing interests to declare. (© The Author(s) 2023.)
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