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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 May 28.
Published in final edited form as: Eval Program Plann. 2014 Apr 30;45:157–163. doi: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2014.04.005

Table 1:

The Multidisciplinary Team: Disciplines, Expertise, and Methodological Contributions

Domain/Discipline Expertise Methodological Contribution
Content/Epidemiology (RLR, RMH) CRC, screening, preventive and evidence based medicine
Clinical Practice (RLR, RMH) Health systems, Practice Based Research Instruments reflect real clinical context, research can be conducted on the basis of abstracts of clinical data; research in primary care practice networks
Patient-provider communication (RMH) Dynamics of decision making, patient provider interaction Familiarity with the literature and articulating areas of investigation within the clinical environment and beyond the patient perspective
Medical Anthropology (ALS, CMG) Cultural and socio-ecological context Development of qualitative interviewing protocols, instruments and analytical approaches
Health Literacy, Behavior Change (DLH) External/predisposing factors Identification of pre-existing measures and theoretical constructs
Measurement (TLW) Psychometric analyses Properties of data collection instruments that increase reliability and validity