Table 1.
Quantitative Results from Adapted Participatory Research Guidelines
| Alignment With Tenets of Participatory Research | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question Reflecting Participatory Research Guidelines | Low | Moderate | High | No Answer/ NA |
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| Participants and the Nature of Their Involvement | |||||
| Are BABCERC’s intended users of research described in a way sufficient to assess their representation in the project? |
2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Is the mix of respondents included in research process sufficient to address needs of the project’s intended users? |
1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| Is effort made to address barriers that might limit participation of underrepresented intended users in the research process? |
1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| Has provision been made to build trust between researchers and other intended users? | 4 | 5 | |||
| Do the researchers and other intended users participating in the research process have an explicit agreement (verbal or written) regarding project management? |
1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Shaping the Purpose and Scope of the BABCERC | |||||
| Were the research question(s) developed through a collaborative process between researchers and other intended users? |
2 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Has BABCERC applied the knowledge and experience of intended users in conceptualizing and/or designing the research? |
1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| Does BABCERC provide for mutual learning among intended users and researchers? | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Has BABCERC planned to build the capacity of intended users to address multiple factors that contribute to breast cancer risk? |
2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Research Implementation and Context | |||||
| Does BABCERC apply the knowledge and experience of intended users in implementing project activities? |
3 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Does BABCERC provide intended users participating in the research process with opportunity to learn about research methods? |
1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |
| Does BABCERC provide researchers with opportunity to learn about COTC and community members’ perspectives on the issue being studied? |
1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| Do the researchers and other intended users participating in the research process have an explicit agreement regarding mutual decision making about potential changes in research methods or focus? |
4 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Does BABCERC provide intended users with opportunity to participate in planning and executing the data collection? |
6 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Does BABCERC provide intended users to participate in planning or executing the analysis? |
3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| Does BABCERC provide intended users with opportunity to participate in the interpretation of the research findings? |
1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| Nature of the Research Outcomes | |||||
| Does BABCERC reflect sufficient commitment by researchers and other intended users participating in the research process to action? |
2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| Do the researchers and other intended users engaged in the research process have an explicit agreement for acknowledging and resolving in a fair and open way any differences in the interpretation of research results? |
5 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Do the researchers and other intended users engaged in the research process have an explicit agreement regarding ownership and sharing of the research data? |
1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| Do the researchers and other intended users engaged in the research process have an explicit agreement regarding feedback of research results to intended users? |
1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| Do the researchers and other intended users engaged in the research process have an explicit agreement regarding the dissemination of research findings? |
1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Does BABCERC provide intended users with opportunity to participate in dissemination of project findings to other intended users and researchers? |
1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| Is the provision for assistance to intended users sufficient to indicate a high probability of research results being applied? |
2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| Does BABCERC plan for sustainability in relation to the purpose of the research? | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |