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ReviewFrontiers in public health2018

Increasing Research Capacity in Underserved Communities: Formative and Summative Evaluation of the Mississippi Community Research Fellows Training Program (Cohort 1).

Danielle Fastring, Susan Mayfield-Johnson, Tanya Funchess, Candice Green, Victoria Walker, Georgette Powell

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Review in Frontiers in public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Danielle FastringDepartment of Public Health, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, United States.
Susan Mayfield-JohnsonDepartment of Public Health, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, United States.
Tanya FunchessOffice of Health Disparity Elimination, Mississippi State Department of Health, Jackson, MS, United States.
Candice GreenOffice of Health Disparity Elimination, Mississippi State Department of Health, Jackson, MS, United States.
Victoria WalkerOffice of Policy and Evaluation, Mississippi State Department of Health, Jackson, MS, United States.
Georgette PowellOffice of Health Disparity Elimination, Mississippi State Department of Health, Jackson, MS, United States.

Funding

Tracking and Evaluation CoreU54GM115428 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MED CTR · PI HALL, JOHN E · 2016 to 2025
$38.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS U54 GM115428
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe Mississippi Community Research Fellows Training Program (MSCRFTP) is a 15-week program conducted in Jackson, MS, USA consisting of training in the areas of evidence-based public health, research methods, research ethics, and cultural competency. The purpose of the program was to increase community knowledge and understanding of public health research, develop community-based projects that addressed health disparity in the participants' community, increase individual and community capacity, and to engage community members as equal partners in the research process.

methodsA comprehensive evaluation of the MSCRFTP was conducted that included both quantitative and qualitative methods. All participants were asked to complete a baseline, midterm, and final assessment as part of their program requirements. Knowledge gained was assessed by comparing baseline assessment responses to final assessment responses related to 27 key content areas addressed in the training sessions. Assessments also collected participants' attitudes toward participating in research within their communities, their perceived influence over community decisions, and their perceptions of community members' involvement in research, satisfaction with the program, and the program's impact on the participants' daily practice and community work.

resultsTwenty-one participants, the majority of which were female and African-American, completed the MSCRFTP. Knowledge of concepts addressed in 15 weekly training sessions improved significantly on 85.2% of 27 key areas evaluated (

conclusionThe evaluation of the MSCRFTP demonstrates that participants have the necessary knowledge to engage as research partners, and the pilot projects provided an opportunity for application of this objective to be realized. Overall, the MSCRFTP was an intervention that assisted community members in identifying their communities' strengths and weaknesses, interpret knowledge in a meaningful way, and create a self-reflective community of inquiry for change.

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community-based participatory researchcommunity educationhealth disparitiesprogram evaluationpublic healthresearch capacity

Identifiers

PMID29479526
PMCPMC5811515

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