University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Northwest Campus, 1125 North College Ave, Fayetteville, AR, 72703, USA.
Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th St., AMHC5-463, Miami, FL, 33199, USA.
J Transl Med. 2019 Feb 11;17(1):42. doi: 10.1186/s12967-019-1793-7.
Marshallese face significant health disparities, with particularly high rates of type 2 diabetes. Engaging stakeholders in the research process is essential to reduce health inequities.
A community- and patient-engaged research approach was used to involve community Marshallese stakeholders in a randomized comparative effectiveness trial testing two Diabetes Prevention Program interventions.
The article outlines the engagement process and the specific influence that stakeholders had on the research planning and implementation, discussing the areas of agreement and disagreement between community and patient stakeholders and academic investigators and documenting changes to the research protocol.
The article provides an example of methods that can be used to design and conduct a randomized controlled trial testing with a population who has been underrepresented in research and suffered significant historical trauma.
马绍尔群岛人面临着严重的健康差距，尤其是 2 型糖尿病的发病率极高。让利益相关者参与研究过程对于减少健康不平等至关重要。
采用社区和患者参与的研究方法，让社区马绍尔群岛利益相关者参与一项随机对照效果试验，测试两种糖尿病预防计划干预措施。
本文概述了参与过程以及利益相关者对研究计划和实施的具体影响，讨论了社区和患者利益相关者与学术研究人员之间的共识和分歧领域，并记录了对研究方案的修改。
本文提供了一种方法的例子，可以用来设计和进行一项针对在研究中代表性不足且遭受严重历史创伤的人群的随机对照试验。
