Department of Family Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
BMJ Open. 2020 Apr 6;10(4):e035649. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035649.
The importance of community engagement has been established globally in health and wellness research. A certain degree of ambiguity remains, however, regarding the meaning of community engagement, which term has been used for various purposes and implemented in various forms. In this study, we aimed to explore the different definitions of community engagement, discuss the various objectives that have been proposed and uncover the diverse ways this concept has been implemented among researchers working for the betterment of the health and wellness of immigrant communities in host countries.
Taxonomy is a process for classifying complex and multifaceted matters using logical conceptual domains and dimensions for clearer way of contextualising. We will develop a taxonomy to organise the available literature on community engagement in immigrant health and wellness research in a way that captures user knowledge and understanding of its various meanings and processes. Specific methodological and analytical frameworks for systematic review and taxonomy development will guide each step. We will conduct a comprehensive systematic search in relevant databases, from inception to December 2019, using appropriate keywords followed by snowball search (single-citation tracking, reference lists). Papers will be included if they fall within predefined inclusion criteria (seen as most likely informative on elements pertaining to community engagement) and are written in English, regardless of design (conceptual, qualitative and quantitative). Two reviewers will independently employ two-stage screening (title-abstract screening followed by screening of the full text to determine inclusion). Finally, information that helps to develop taxonomy of the concept and practice of community engagement will be abstracted and used towards taxonomy development, where different levels of stakeholder research team members will be involved.
Ethical approval is not required for this systematic review. We have opted for an integrated knowledge translation or a community-engaged knowledge mobilisation approach where we are engaged with community-based citizen researchers from the inception of our programme. We plan to disseminate the results of our review through meetings with key stakeholders, followed by journal publications and presentations at applicable platforms.
社区参与在全球健康和健康研究中具有重要意义。然而，对于社区参与的含义仍然存在一定程度的模糊性，该术语已被用于各种目的，并以各种形式实施。在这项研究中，我们旨在探讨社区参与的不同定义，讨论提出的各种目标，并揭示从事改善东道国移民社区健康和健康工作的研究人员实施这一概念的不同方式。
分类是使用逻辑概念领域和维度对复杂和多方面的事物进行分类的过程，以便更清晰地进行语境化。我们将开发一个分类法，以组织关于移民健康和健康研究中社区参与的现有文献，以捕捉用户对其各种含义和过程的知识和理解。系统评价和分类法开发的具体方法和分析框架将指导每个步骤。我们将在相关数据库中进行全面的系统搜索，从开始到 2019 年 12 月，使用适当的关键字，然后进行滚雪球搜索（单引文跟踪，参考文献列表）。如果论文符合预定义的纳入标准（被视为最有可能提供有关社区参与要素的信息）且以英文撰写，无论设计如何（概念、定性和定量），都将被纳入。两名审查员将独立使用两阶段筛选（标题-摘要筛选，然后筛选全文以确定纳入）。最后，有助于开发社区参与概念和实践分类法的信息将被摘录并用于分类法开发，其中将涉及不同级别的利益相关者研究团队成员。
本系统评价不需要伦理批准。我们选择了一种综合知识转化或社区参与的知识动员方法，从我们计划的开始，我们就与社区公民研究人员合作。我们计划通过与主要利益相关者举行会议，然后在适用的平台上发表期刊文章和演讲，来传播我们审查的结果。
