Ministry of Health, Hanoi, Vietnam; Health Strategy and Policy Institute, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Health Strategy and Policy Institute, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Glob Heart. 2019 Jun;14(2):143-147. doi: 10.1016/j.gheart.2019.05.003.
Stakeholder engagement is crucial for conducting high-quality implementation research as well as for the incorporation and adoption of health interventions and policies in the community.
This study sought to build a mutually rewarding collaboration between stakeholders in Vietnam and investigators in the United States.
A collaboration was established between investigators from several institutions in Vietnam and the University of Massachusetts Medical School that was built on mutual trust, cross-cultural learning, and shared experiences. This collaborative arrangement has led to sustainable stakeholder engagement in Vietnam. We formed a multidisciplinary transnational research team and maintained regular contact both online and in person. We also conducted a needs assessment study, in which several focus group discussions and in-depth interviews of stakeholders in Vietnam were carried out.
The formal collaboration between investigators in Vietnam and the University of Massachusetts Medical School began in 2011 and has strengthened over time. The U.S. team provided expertise in study and intervention design, data collection and analysis, and trial implementation, whereas the team in Vietnam brought a deep understanding of local health care delivery systems and expertise in the delivery of health care interventions at the grassroots level. Our initial partnership has now grown to include committed individuals at the government, academic, and community levels including the Vietnam Ministry of Health, key governmental and nongovernmental research institutions and agencies, medical and public health universities, and communities in rural settings. The needs assessment study found that there are important gaps in the delivery of hypertension management practices in many rural communities in Vietnam and that stakeholders are fully engaged in our ongoing, community-based, hypertension-control project.
Multiple layers of stakeholders and communities in Vietnam are fully engaged with, and have contributed significantly to, our ongoing hypertension control research project in Northern Vietnam.
利益攸关方的参与对于进行高质量的实施研究以及在社区中纳入和采用卫生干预措施和政策至关重要。
本研究旨在建立越南利益攸关方与美国研究人员之间互惠互利的合作关系。
在越南的几个机构的研究人员与马萨诸塞大学医学院之间建立了合作关系，该合作关系建立在相互信任、跨文化学习和共同经验的基础上。这种合作安排导致了越南的利益攸关方的可持续参与。我们组建了一个多学科的跨国研究团队，并保持在线和面对面的定期联系。我们还进行了一项需求评估研究，对越南的利益攸关方进行了几次焦点小组讨论和深入访谈。
2011 年，越南研究人员与马萨诸塞大学医学院之间的正式合作开始，并随着时间的推移而加强。美国团队提供了研究和干预设计、数据收集和分析以及试验实施方面的专业知识，而越南团队则对当地医疗保健提供系统和基层医疗保健干预措施的提供方面有着深刻的理解。我们最初的合作关系现在已经发展到包括政府、学术和社区层面的坚定个人，包括越南卫生部、主要政府和非政府研究机构和机构、医学和公共卫生大学以及农村社区。需求评估研究发现，越南许多农村社区在高血压管理实践方面存在重要差距，利益攸关方充分参与了我们正在进行的、以社区为基础的高血压控制项目。
越南的多个利益攸关方和社区都充分参与并为我们正在进行的越南北部高血压控制研究项目做出了重大贡献。
