Using ethnographic approaches to document, evaluate, and facilitate virtual community-engaged implementation research.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community Advisory Boards (CABs) have been frequently used to engage diverse partners to inform research projects. Yet, evaluating the quality of engagement has not been routine. We describe a multi-method ethnographic approach documenting and assessing partner engagement in two "virtual" CABs, for which we conducted all meetings remotely.

Methods

Two research projects for increasing equitable COVID-19 testing, vaccination, and clinical trial participation for underserved communities involved remote CAB meetings. Thirty-three partners representing 17 community groups participated in 15 sessions across the two CABs facilitated by a social change organization. We developed ethnographic documentation forms to assess multiple aspects of CAB member engagement (e.g., ti

SUBMITTER: Rabin BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9974043 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature