Redvers Nicole, Odugleh-Kolev Asiya, Paula Cordero Joanna, Zerwas Felicia, Zitoun Natalie Mariam, Kamalabadi Yasaman Mohammadi, Stevens Amy, Nagasivam Ahimza, Cheh Paul, Callon Emma, Aparicio-Reyes Katthyana, Kubota Shogo
Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
Department of Integrated Health Services, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
PLOS Glob Public Health. 2024 Jun 11;4(6):e0003193. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003193. eCollection 2024.
Relational community engagement may be a powerful approach with multiple health outcomes. Relational community engagement has the potential to promote health and involves collaborative efforts between multiple stakeholders. The COVID-19 pandemic further highlighted the centrality of community engagement in health crises. Challenges continue to persist, however, in genuinely engaging and empowering communities for better health outcomes. Understanding the multi-level and complex relational nature of community engagement is essential to comprehend its influence on health at micro, meso, and macro scales of influence. The purpose of this narrative review was to synthesize the literature on relational community engagement within varied health interventions at the three major system levels (micro, meso, and macro) to support the development of future research agendas. At the micro level, relational community engagement interventions demonstrated a range of positive outcomes including: increased sense of control, satisfaction, positive behavior, improved knowledge, behavior change, empowerment, and overall positive health and social outcomes. At the meso level, relational community engagement interventions resulted in increased trust between stakeholders and groups/teams, and increased community senses of ownership of interventions, decisions, structures. At the macro level, relational community engagement interventions influenced broader societal factors and had positive impacts on health policy and governance including collaboration between sectors and communities as well as increased access to services. The review highlights the potential versatility and effectiveness of interventions that prioritize relationships, health promotion, and social change while underscoring the significance of holistic and community-centered approaches in addressing diverse health and social challenges.
关系性社区参与可能是一种能带来多种健康成果的有力方法。关系性社区参与有促进健康的潜力,涉及多个利益相关者之间的协作努力。新冠疫情进一步凸显了社区参与在健康危机中的核心地位。然而,在真正让社区参与并赋予其权力以实现更好的健康成果方面,挑战依然存在。理解社区参与的多层次和复杂关系本质对于理解其在微观、中观和宏观影响层面上对健康的影响至关重要。本叙述性综述的目的是综合在三个主要系统层面(微观、中观和宏观)的各种健康干预措施中有关关系性社区参与的文献,以支持未来研究议程的制定。在微观层面,关系性社区参与干预措施展现出一系列积极成果,包括:控制感增强、满意度提高、积极行为、知识改善、行为改变、赋权以及整体积极的健康和社会成果。在中观层面,关系性社区参与干预措施使利益相关者与群体/团队之间的信任增加,社区对干预措施、决策和结构的主人翁意识增强。在宏观层面,关系性社区参与干预措施影响更广泛的社会因素,并对健康政策和治理产生积极影响,包括部门与社区之间的合作以及服务可及性的提高。该综述强调了优先考虑关系、健康促进和社会变革的干预措施的潜在通用性和有效性,同时强调了整体和以社区为中心的方法在应对各种健康和社会挑战方面的重要性。
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