The citizen scientist: Community-academic partnerships through Translational Advisory Boards.
Patient Educ Couns
; 99(12): 2087-2090, 2016 12.
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| ID: mdl-27432015
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To describe the effectiveness of engaging patient partners as "citizen scientists" in the research process to boost patient centered outcomes research in underrepresented populations.METHODS:
Translational Advisory Boards in South Texas have effectively collaborated with University researchers to develop community-based patient centered research. Here we describe innovative approaches in research to engage patients and offer practical methods to enhance partnerships between patients and researchers to facilitate patient engagement.RESULTS:
Three health issues identified by the TABs were diabetes, obesity and teen pregnancy Examples of other community inspired research topics include air and water quality, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, intimate partner violence, chronic pain, and human papilloma virus and hepatitis C vaccinations.CONCLUSION:
Patient engagement of underrepresented populations is inverse to the vast disparities they experience. In order to adequately address our nation's deficits in providing equitable healthcare, we must fully integrate disparate partners into the research process. By engaging community champions, academic health centers can fully integrate meaningful interventions on topics of interest to the catchment area in which they serve. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS These lessons can be used in developing local and regional collaborations across the country to boost active participation of patient stakeholder in PCOR to reduce healthcare disparities and improve our healthcare systems.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
10_ODS3_salud_sexual_reprodutiva
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11_ODS3_cobertura_universal
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1_ASSA2030
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2_ODS3
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Participação do Paciente
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Disparidades em Assistência à Saúde
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Pesquisa Participativa Baseada na Comunidade
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Pesquisa Translacional Biomédica
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Avaliação de Resultados da Assistência ao Paciente
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Acessibilidade aos Serviços de Saúde
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
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Patient_preference
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Patient Educ Couns
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article