Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, 5 Tyndall Ave, Bristol, BS8 1UD, United Kingdom.
Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom.
Health Res Policy Syst. 2023 Mar 16;21(1):19. doi: 10.1186/s12961-022-00949-5.
Research capacity-strengthening is recognized as an important component of global health partnership working, and as such merits monitoring and evaluation. Early career researchers are often the recipients of research capacity-strengthening programmes, but there is limited literature regarding their experience.
We conducted a qualitative study as part of an internal evaluation of the capacity-strengthening programme of the international HERA (HEalthcare Responding to violence and Abuse) research group. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with group members, and thematic analysis was undertaken.
Eighteen group members participated; nine of these were early career researchers, and nine were other research team members, including mid-career and senior researchers. Key themes were identified which related to their engagement with and experience of a research capacity-strengthening programme. We explored formal/planned elements of our programme: mentoring and supervision; training and other opportunities; funding and resources. Participants also discussed informal/unplanned elements which acted as important facilitators and/or barriers to engaging with research capacity-strengthening: English language; open relationships and communication; connection and disconnection; and diversity. The sustainability of the programme was also discussed.
Our study gives voice to the early career researcher experience of engaging with a research capacity-strengthening programme in a global health group. We highlight some important elements that have informed adaptations to our programme and may be relevant for consideration by other global health research capacity-strengthening programmes. Our findings contribute to the growing literature and important discussions around research capacity-strengthening and how this relates to the future directions of global health partnership working.
研究能力建设被认为是全球卫生伙伴关系工作的重要组成部分，因此值得进行监测和评估。早期职业研究人员通常是研究能力建设计划的接受者，但关于他们的经验的文献有限。
我们进行了一项定性研究，作为国际 HERA（医疗应对暴力和虐待）研究小组能力建设计划内部评估的一部分。对小组成员进行了半结构化访谈，并进行了主题分析。
18 名小组成员参加了研究；其中 9 人是早期职业研究人员，9 人是其他研究团队成员，包括中级和高级研究人员。确定了与他们参与和体验研究能力建设计划相关的关键主题。我们探讨了我们计划的正式/计划要素：指导和监督；培训和其他机会；资金和资源。参与者还讨论了非正式/计划外的要素，这些要素是参与研究能力建设的重要促进者和/或障碍：英语；开放的关系和沟通；联系和断开；多样性。还讨论了计划的可持续性。
我们的研究为早期职业研究人员参与全球卫生小组的研究能力建设计划的经验提供了声音。我们强调了一些重要的要素，这些要素为我们的计划提供了信息，并可能与其他全球卫生研究能力建设计划的考虑相关。我们的研究结果为研究能力建设及其与全球卫生伙伴关系工作未来方向的关系的不断发展的文献和重要讨论做出了贡献。
