Meza Rosemary, Drahota Amy, Spurgeon Emily
Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, San Diego State University, 3020 Children's Way MC 5033, San Diego, CA, 92123-4282, USA.
Community Ment Health J. 2016 Oct;52(7):793-8. doi: 10.1007/s10597-015-9890-4. Epub 2015 May 15.
Community-academic partnerships (CAPs) improve the research process, outcomes, and yield benefits for the community and researchers. This exploratory study examined factors important in community stakeholders' decision to participate in CAPs. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) community stakeholders, previously contacted to participate in a CAP (n = 18), completed the 15-item Decision to Participate Questionnaire (DPQ). The DPQ assessed reasons for participating or declining participation in the ASD CAP. CAP participants rated networking with other providers, fit of collaboration with agency philosophy, and opportunity for future training/consultations as factors more important in their decision to participate in the ASD CAP than nonparticipants. Nonparticipants reported the number of requests to participate in research as more important in their decision to decline participation than participants. Findings reveal important factors in community stakeholders' decision to participate in CAPs that may provide guidance on increasing community engagement in CAPs and help close the science-to-service gap.
社区-学术伙伴关系（CAPs）改善了研究过程、成果，并为社区和研究人员带来了益处。这项探索性研究考察了社区利益相关者决定参与CAPs的重要因素。之前被联系参与一个CAP的自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）社区利益相关者（n = 18）完成了一份包含15个条目的参与决策问卷（DPQ）。DPQ评估了参与或拒绝参与ASD社区-学术伙伴关系的原因。与未参与者相比，CAP参与者将与其他服务提供者建立联系、合作与机构理念的契合度以及未来培训/咨询的机会视为他们决定参与ASD社区-学术伙伴关系更为重要的因素。未参与者表示，参与研究的请求数量在他们决定拒绝参与的决策中比参与者更为重要。研究结果揭示了社区利益相关者决定参与CAPs的重要因素，这些因素可能为提高社区对CAPs的参与度提供指导，并有助于缩小科学与服务之间的差距。
