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ReviewAmerican journal of community psychology2020

A Participatory, Mixed Methods Approach to Define and Measure Partnership Synergy in Long-standing Equity-focused CBPR Partnerships.

Chris M Coombe, P Paul Chandanabhumma, Prachi Bhardwaj, Barbara L Brush, Ella Greene-Moton, Megan Jensen, Laurie Lachance, S Y Daniel Lee, Melanie Meisenheimer, Meredith Minkler and 5 more

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Review in American journal of community psychology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed.

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  16. A CBPR-Enhanced Delphi Method: The Measurement Approaches to Partnership Success Case Study.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Chris M CoombeUniversity of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3697-2456
P Paul ChandanabhummaDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Prachi BhardwajUniversity of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Barbara L BrushUniversity of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Ella Greene-MotonCommunity Based Organizations Partners, Flint, MI, USA.
Megan JensenUniversity of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Laurie LachanceUniversity of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
S Y Daniel LeeUniversity of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Melanie MeisenheimerUniversity of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Meredith MinklerUniversity of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Michael MuhammadUniversity of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Angela G ReyesDetroit Hispanic Development Corporation, Detroit, MI, USA.
Zachary RoweFriends of Parkside, Detroit, MI, USA.
Eliza Wilson-PowersUniversity of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Barbara A IsraelUniversity of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

Funding

Measuring Approaches to Partnership Success (MAPS)R01NR016123 · NINR · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI BRUSH, BARBARA L., ISRAEL, BARBARA ANNE · 2016 to 2020
$2.9M
NINR NIH HHS R01 NR016123
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding what contributes to success of community-based participatory research (CBPR) partnerships is essential to ensuring their effectiveness in addressing health disparities and health inequities. Synergy, the concept of accomplishing more together than separately, is central to partnership effectiveness. However, synergy specific to long-standing, equity-focused CBPR partnerships has not been closely examined. To address this, we defined and developed measures of partnership synergy as one dimension of a participatory mixed methods study, Measurement Approaches to Partnership Success (MAPS), to develop a validated instrument to measure success in long-standing CBPR partnerships. Framed by a conceptual model and scoping literature review, we conducted in-depth interviews with a national panel of academic and community experts in CBPR and equity to develop partnership synergy measures. Items were refined through an iterative process, including a three-stage Delphi process, comparison with existing measures, cognitive interviews, and pilot testing. Seven questionnaire items were developed to measure synergy arising from equitable partnerships bringing together diverse partners across power differences to promote equity. Defining and measuring synergy in the context of long-standing partnership success is central to understanding the role of synergy in collaborative approaches to research and action and can strengthen CBPR partnerships to promote healthy communities and advance health equity.

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Community-Institutional RelationsHealth EquityCommunity-Based Participatory ResearchCooperative BehaviorHumansSurveys and QuestionnairesCommunity-based participatory researchEvaluationHealth disparitiesHealth equityMeasurement in mixed methodsSynergy

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PMID32744781
PMCPMC7772255

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