Department of Humanities and Sciences, UCLA Extension, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2012 Aug;14(4):657-63. doi: 10.1007/s10903-011-9519-9.
Promotores have unique access to underserved and hard-to-reach Latino communities facing health disparities. Although promotores are involved in community change, they rarely receive training that gives them the skills to be partners in research. We present a case study of promotoras who participated in a research capacity building course focused on assessing community health needs. Data comes from course application surveys, follow-up notes, and narratives from qualitative phone interviews of eight promotoras. Content analysis drawing from grounded theory was conducted to identify and describe emerging themes. Four themes emerged as promotoras discussed their experience learning basic research skills and teaching others: (1) challenges, (2) support, (3) building capacity, and (4) using research. Promotores play an important role in the health of Latino communities and are increasingly asked to participate in research processes; however they have few opportunities for training and professional development in this area. Capacity building opportunities for promotores need to be tailored to their needs and provide them with support. Fostering collaboration between promotores and partnering with local community-based organizations can help facilitate needed research skill-building among promotores.
倡导者可以深入了解服务不足和难以接触到的面临健康差距的拉丁裔社区。虽然倡导者参与社区变革，但他们很少接受培训，使他们具备成为研究合作伙伴的技能。我们介绍了一位参加以评估社区健康需求为重点的研究能力建设课程的倡导者的案例研究。数据来自课程申请调查、后续笔记和对八名倡导者的定性电话访谈的叙述。采用扎根理论的内容分析用于识别和描述新出现的主题。当倡导者讨论他们学习基本研究技能和教导他人的经验时，出现了四个主题：（1）挑战，（2）支持，（3）能力建设，和（4）使用研究。倡导者在拉丁裔社区的健康中发挥着重要作用，越来越多地被要求参与研究过程；然而，他们在这方面几乎没有机会接受培训和专业发展。需要根据倡导者的需求为他们提供量身定制的能力建设机会，并为他们提供支持。促进倡导者之间的合作，并与当地的社区组织建立合作伙伴关系，可以帮助促进倡导者所需的研究技能建设。
