Wells Kristen J, Preuss Charles, Pathak Yashwant, Kosambiya J K, Kumar Ambuj
Division of Evidence-Based Medicine and Health Outcomes Research, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA ; Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA.
Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
Technol Innov. 2012 Apr 1;13(4). doi: 10.3727/194982412X13292321140886.
Community-engaged research approaches involve members of the community in various aspects of a research endeavor to improve the health of populations. Engaging the community in research is important in the development, dissemination, and evaluation of new interventions, technologies, and other medical advancements to improve population health globally. A review of published community-engaged research studies conducted in India was performed. Fifteen published studies were identified and reviewed to evaluate the state of community-engaged research in India. The review indicated that community-engaged research in India is limited. Most published community-engaged research focused on health promotion, especially in the prevention or management of HIV/AIDS and other STIs. Community members were involved in a variety of aspects of the research, but there was not one published article indicating that community members had defined the disease of focus. Community-engaged research often led to valuable insights into the views, experiences, and behaviors of community members and also led to increased community participation in health initiatives. It is anticipated that future community-engaged research will lead to improvements in global health through increased empowerment of communities and a better ability to implement new and innovative medical advances, technologies, and interventions.
社区参与式研究方法让社区成员参与到研究工作的各个方面，以改善人群健康状况。让社区参与研究对于新干预措施、技术及其他医学进步的开发、传播和评估至关重要，有助于在全球范围内改善人群健康。对印度开展的已发表的社区参与式研究进行了综述。共识别并综述了15项已发表的研究，以评估印度社区参与式研究的现状。综述表明，印度的社区参与式研究较为有限。大多数已发表的社区参与式研究聚焦于健康促进，尤其是在艾滋病毒/艾滋病及其他性传播感染的预防或管理方面。社区成员参与了研究的各个方面，但没有一篇已发表文章表明社区成员界定了重点疾病。社区参与式研究常常能让人们深入了解社区成员的观点、经历和行为，还能提高社区对健康倡议的参与度。预计未来的社区参与式研究将通过增强社区权能以及更好地实施新的创新性医学进步、技术和干预措施，推动全球健康状况的改善。
