Table 6:
Community Engagement in Research Activities (CERA)19–20 index, CBPR principal investigators’ responses to, “What category best describes the community partners’ role in each of the following activities?”
| No CP participation N (%) | CPs < PIs N (%) | CPs = PIs N (%) | CPs > PIs N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Determining who the community partners would include | 7 (6) | 11 (9) | 61 (50) | 42 (35) |
| Identifying research problem to address | 8 (7) | 28 (23%) | 71 (59%) | 14 (12) |
| Choosing project’s research methods | 11 (9) | 64 (53) | 42 (35) | 4 (3) |
| Developing project’s intervention | 5 (4) | 27 (23) | 69 (59) | 16 (14) |
| Implementing intervention(s) | 1 (1) | 18 (15) | 62 (53) | 36 (31) |
| Deciding what information to collect from participants | 7 (6) | 45 (37) | 62 (51) | 7 (6) |
| Designing questionnaires and other data collection procedures | 10 (8) | 66 (54) | 42 (35) | 3 (3) |
| Recruitment and retention of project participants | 4 (3) | 21 (17) | 47 (39) | 49 (41) |
| Collecting project data | 9 (7) | 43 (36) | 41 (34) | 28 (23) |
| Analyzing project data | 30 (25) | 69 (57) | 21 (17) | 1 (1) |
| Interpreting findings from analyses | 13 (11) | 50 (41) | 54 (45) | 4 (3) |
| Planning project results dissemination efforts | 6 (5) | 27 (22) | 71 (59) | 17 (14) |
| Presenting project findings at scientific conferences | 15 (12) | 59 (49) | 41 (34) | 6 (5) |
| Writing scientific papers on project findings | 18 (15) | 79 (65) | 19 (17) | 5 (4) |
| Informing community about project findings | 5 (4) | 24 (20) | 58 (48) | 34 (28) |
| Informing relevant policy makers on project findings | 10 (8) | 26 (22) | 54 (45) | 30 (25) |
| Ensuring project findings are put into community practice | 5 (4) | 15 (13) | 49 (49) | 41 (34) |
| Developing new sources of funding to continue work begun by project | 19 (16) | 46 (38) | 42 (35) | 13 (11) |
| Maintaining continuation of partnership after NIH funding ends | 12 (10) | 31 (26) | 68 (57) | 9 (7) |