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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Disabil Health J. 2014 May 9;7(4):478–484. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2014.04.006

Table 1. Timeline, processes, and activities of CBPR collaboration for intervention development.

Time Process Activities
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
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
    • ○
      Review and selection of instruments and measures
    • ○
      Identification of need for variety of survey implementation strategies (mailed, online, telephone)
    • ○
      Interpretation of survey results to identify priority needs
    • ○
      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
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
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

CBPR = Community-based Participatory Research, dRC = disAbility Resource Center, CTSA = Clinical & Translational Science Award, AP = Academic partner, CP = Community Partner, SCI = Spinal Cord Injury, PN = Peer Navigator, CITI = Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative