Cramer Mary E, Lazoritz Stephen, Shaffer Ken, Palm David, Ford Amy L
1 University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
2 Arbor Health Plan, Omaha, NE, USA.
West J Nurs Res. 2018 Jul;40(7):1032-1048. doi: 10.1177/0193945917697229. Epub 2017 Apr 2.
This case study examines the perspectives of rural community advisory board (CAB) members regarding the opportunities and challenges of partnering with academic investigators on funded research. We used a sequential exploratory design to evaluate the phenomena. Qualitative and quantitative data from CAB members were integrated to gain better understanding. Results showed that CAB members valued professional networking and gaining new evidence-based knowledge to enhance their professional practices. They identified rurality, the academic research process, and fulfilling research roles as the most significant challenges. CAB members also believed that strong community-based leaders had been essential in promoting and sustaining a shared vision for evidence-based research solutions to their community problem. Self-evaluation is essential for effective CAB research partnerships, and nurse researchers can strengthen these collaborations by (a) providing continuing education on research and evidence-based practices, (b) assuring that perceived benefits of CAB participation outweigh perceived challenges, and (c) supporting community-based leadership.
本案例研究考察了农村社区咨询委员会（CAB）成员对于在获得资助的研究项目中与学术研究人员合作的机遇与挑战的看法。我们采用了序贯探索性设计来评估这一现象。整合了来自CAB成员的定性和定量数据，以增进理解。结果显示，CAB成员重视专业人脉拓展以及获取新的循证知识以提升其专业实践。他们将乡村性、学术研究过程以及履行研究角色确定为最重大的挑战。CAB成员还认为，强有力的社区领袖对于推动并维持基于证据的研究解决方案以解决其社区问题的共同愿景至关重要。自我评估对于有效的CAB研究合作至关重要，护士研究人员可以通过以下方式加强这些合作：（a）提供关于研究和循证实践的继续教育；（b）确保CAB参与的感知收益超过感知挑战；（c）支持基于社区的领导力。
