2006 - 2007 |
Partnership Development |
Identification and engagement of community agency
Agreement to move forward with research partnership
Identification of research focus and question
Identification of funding opportunities
Grant preparation and submission
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2008 - 2010 |
Problem Identification |
Photovoice study to identify barriers and facilitators to community participation after SCI
Legislative advocacy for state handicapped parking laws supported by results of Photovoice study
AP & CP(dRC) attend NIH Summer Institute on CBPR (2009)
Formation of “Survey Steering Committee” to guide Needs Assessment Survey
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Review and selection of instruments and measures
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Identification of need for variety of survey implementation strategies (mailed, online, telephone)
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Interpretation of survey results to identify priority needs
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Identification of targeted outcomes for intervention (↓secondary conditions, re-hospitalizations; ↑ health, community participation, access to information and resources)
AP & CP(dRC) participate in Community Engaged Scholars, a CBPR training program sponsored by our CTSA
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2011 - 2012 |
InterventionDevelopment |
12 member “SCI Peer Navigator (PN) Task Force” established (75% with disability, 50% with SCI, academic investigator, dRC staff)
Ground rules established for shared decision making, communication, and leadership processes
Review of other peer mentoring and navigation programs
Define SCI PN role and responsibilities; develop PN job description
Adaptation and development of SCI PN Training manual with tailoring to address identified local needs
Review and selection of educational resources to be used by PNs
Review and selection of pilot study design
Identification of acceptable control condition
Review and selection of instruments and measures
Recruitment, selection, and hiring of PNs
Identification of study sites and participant recruitment strategies
CITI training of PNs and community site coordinators
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2012- Present |
Proof of Concept & Pilot testing |
Explicate and pilot eligible participant identification and recruitment processes
Evaluate participant and navigator retention and attrition
Evaluate intervention acceptability to both navigators and participants using mixed methods
Develop and refine intervention protocol manual and standard operating procedures
Design and pre-test peer navigator activity monitoring
Evaluate preliminary indications of the efficacy of the intervention
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