Collaborating in a Penta-Helix Structure within a CBPR Programme: “Wrestling with Hierarchies and Getting Caught in Downpipes”

Abstract

Background: In the light of the existence of social inequalities in health, a CBPR (Community Based Participatory Research) programme for health promotion started in Malmö, Sweden, in 2017. The programme was based on a penta-helix structure and involved a strategic steering group with representatives from academia, voluntary organisations, the business sector, the public sector, and citizens from the geographical community where the programme took place. The aim of this study was to explore how the penta-helix collaboration worked out from the perspectives of all partners, including the citizens.Methods: Individual interviews, that were based on a guide for self-reflection and evaluation of CBPR partnerships, were conducted with the representatives (N= 13) on three occasions, during the period 2017-2019. A qualitative content analysis was used to analyse the interviews. Results: Six themes emerged from the analysis including Challenges for the partners in the penta-helix collaboration; Challenges for the professionals at the local level; Citizens driving processes important for penta-helix collaboration; Health promoters building trust over different sectors in the society; System changes takes time and Shift of power. The analysis shows that the penta- helix collaboration worked well at the local level in a governance related model for penta- helix cooperation. In the overall cooperation it was the citizen-driven processes that make the program work. However, the findings also indicated an inflexibility in organisations with hierarchical structures that created barriers for citizens involvement in the penta-helix collaboration.Conclusion: The main issue uncovered in this study is the problem of vertically organized institutions where discovery and innovation processes flow down from the top, thereby eliminating the essential input of the people and community that they are supposed to serve. The success of the programme was based on an interprofessional cooperation at a local level, where local professions worked together with voluntary organisations, social workers, CBPR researchers from the university, citizens and local health promoters.

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