Department of Social Medicine, Program on Health Disparities, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, North 725 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
J Natl Med Assoc. 2010 Sep;102(9):823-31. doi: 10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30680-5.
The black church is a promising site to engage in health disparities research; however, little is understood about the pastors' perspectives. We used role theory to explore their expectations, potential conflicts, and synergy with research.
Four focus groups (n = 30) were conducted with pastors and analyzed using principles of grounded theory and content analysis.
Pastors identified a variety of potential roles in research. They noted potential conflicts due to perceptions of research, the process, and pace of research. Areas of synergy included perceptions of health disparities research as consistent with the healthy mind, body, and spirit ideology, and clear benefits to congregations and communities. Pastors' research expectations included long-term commitments, honest and clear communication, investigator visibility, respect for church traditions/practices, and support in forming collaborations.
Understanding pastors' roles, potential areas of synergy and conflict, and collaboration expectations offers insight in support of successful church-academic partnerships.
黑人教堂是开展健康差异研究的有前途的场所；然而，对于牧师的观点了解甚少。我们使用角色理论来探讨他们的期望、潜在冲突以及与研究的协同作用。
对牧师进行了 4 次焦点小组（n=30），并使用扎根理论和内容分析的原则进行了分析。
牧师在研究中确定了各种潜在的角色。他们注意到由于对研究、研究过程和研究速度的看法而导致的潜在冲突。协同作用的领域包括将健康差异研究视为与健康的身心和精神观念一致，以及对会众和社区的明确好处。牧师对研究的期望包括长期承诺、诚实清晰的沟通、调查员的可见度、尊重教会传统/实践以及在形成合作关系方面的支持。
了解牧师的角色、潜在的协同作用和冲突领域以及合作期望，为支持成功的教会-学术伙伴关系提供了深入了解。
