D'Agostino Emily M, Granados Isa, Abbott-Grimes Princess, Brown-Lowery Camille, Damman Allyn, Fadika Tigidankay, Ward Mark, Cooper Mia, Sato Jeannine, Kasper Janet, Vizcaino Tatiana, Gray Wes, Swart Allison, Sparling Amanda, Corchado Claudia G, Hornik Christoph P
Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
BMC Public Health. 2025 Jun 6;25(1):2115. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-23216-y.
Community-engaged research relies on the strength of partnerships to achieve and sustain shared goals. The You & Me: Test and Treat (YMTT) project aimed to promote COVID-19 test and treatment access using a tiered model of community engagement and a codeveloped toolkit to foster robust community-academic partnerships. This study assesses the YMTT project's strengths, identifies partnership lessons learned, and evaluates the toolkit's utility.
This analysis of the YMTT project was conducted from May 2024 to October 2024. A mixed-methods approach was used. Participants represented anchor, local community, and academic partners from YMTT. A validated survey assessed partnership dynamics, including communication, collaboration, and dissemination. The Community Engagement Toolkit Survey and focus groups explored the YMTT partnership strengths and toolkit's utility, while a collaborative exercise documented reflections on partnership processes. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and thematic analysis.
Twenty-two participants (4 anchor partners, 10 community partners, and 8 academic partners) completed surveys, focus groups, and collaborative exercises. Survey results highlighted strong communication practices (88% agreement on effective, ongoing communication) and mutual respect (88% agreement on valued contributions). Key challenges and themes from the collaborative exercise included trust building, sustainability planning, equitable resource sharing, and accessibility of tools for diverse community partners.
This study demonstrated that strong communication and mutual respect underpin effective partnerships but highlighted the need for improved sustainability planning and accessible tools. These findings provide a roadmap for enhancing community-academic partnerships and addressing health disparities through equitable, sustainable collaboration.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05589376. Registered 21 October 2022.
社区参与式研究依靠伙伴关系的力量来实现并维持共同目标。“你和我：检测与治疗”（YMTT）项目旨在通过分层社区参与模式和共同开发的工具包来促进新冠病毒检测与治疗的可及性，以培育强大的社区 - 学术伙伴关系。本研究评估YMTT项目的优势，确定伙伴关系方面的经验教训，并评估工具包的效用。
对YMTT项目的分析于2024年5月至2024年10月进行。采用了混合方法。参与者代表了YMTT项目中的主要机构、当地社区和学术伙伴。一项经过验证的调查评估了伙伴关系动态，包括沟通、协作和传播。社区参与工具包调查和焦点小组探讨了YMTT伙伴关系的优势和工具包的效用，同时一项协作活动记录了对伙伴关系过程的反思。使用描述性统计和主题分析对数据进行分析。
22名参与者（4名主要机构伙伴、10名社区伙伴和8名学术伙伴）完成了调查、焦点小组和协作活动。调查结果突出了良好的沟通实践（88%的人认同有效且持续的沟通）和相互尊重（88%的人认同各方贡献受到重视）。协作活动中的关键挑战和主题包括建立信任、可持续性规划、公平资源共享以及为不同社区伙伴提供可获取的工具。
本研究表明，良好的沟通和相互尊重是有效伙伴关系的基础，但也突出了改进可持续性规划和提供可获取工具的必要性。这些发现为加强社区 - 学术伙伴关系以及通过公平、可持续的合作解决健康差距问题提供了路线图。
ClinicalTrials.gov标识符：NCT05589376。于2022年10月21日注册。
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