How to use participatory action research in primary care

Marincowitz, Gert

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“…The term community-based participatory research has been used to describe research conducted collaboratively with and within communities, in which the goals are improved community-based outcomes, and all phases of the project are approved by a committee that includes stakeholders and methodologists. [59][60][61][62][63][64] The principles of this research approach can be found in a position paper endorsed by the North American Primary Care Research Group. 65 The key features are a strong foundation of understanding, respect, and trust among the participating entities; a set of mutually agreed-upon goals; and a governance structure and rules of conduct that ensure that the process will remain collaborative from goal generation to implementation and dissemination of results.…”

Section: Participatory Research In Pbrnsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Primary Care Practice-Based Research Networks: Working at the Interface Between Research and Quality Improvement

Mold¹

2005

The Annals of Family Medicine

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Section: Participatory Research In Pbrnsmentioning

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Primary Care Practice-Based Research Networks: Working at the Interface Between Research and Quality Improvement

Mold¹

2005

The Annals of Family Medicine

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“…Through participation in the research process, disempowered participants are expected to lose their fear, and shame, gain self-confidence, self-esteem and control, and develop an understanding of their own value. PAR is highly relevant for work with oppressed and disempowered communities with self-help groups and for health education [16,19,20]. The researchers become essentially facilitators or catalysts, and participants become co-learners in PAR; nobody is considered the expert [20].…”

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“…PAR is highly relevant for work with oppressed and disempowered communities with self-help groups and for health education [16,19,20]. The researchers become essentially facilitators or catalysts, and participants become co-learners in PAR; nobody is considered the expert [20]. Insiders and outsiders work together as equals to solve problems.…”

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Community based needs assessment in an urban area; A participatory action research project

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BackgroundCommunity assessment is a core function of public health. In such assessments, a commitment to community participation and empowerment is at the heart of the WHO European Healthy Cities Network, reflecting its origins in health for all and the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion. This study employs a participation and empowerment plan in order to conduct community assessment.MethodsThe method of participatory action research (PAR) was used. The study was carried out in an area of high socio-economic deprivation in Ardabil, a city in the northwest of Iran, which is currently served by a branch of the Social Development Center (SDC). The steering committee of the project was formed by some university faculty members, health officials and delegates form Farhikhteh non-governmental organization and representatives from twelve blocks or districts of the community. Then, the representatives were trained and then conducted focus groups in their block. The focus group findings informed the development of the questionnaire. About six hundred households were surveyed and study questionnaires were completed either during face-to-face interviews by the research team (in case of illiteracy) or via self-completion. The primary question for the residents was: 'what is the most important health problem in your community? Each health problem identified by the community was weighted based on the frequency it was selected on the survey, and steering committee perception of the problem's seriousness, urgency, solvability, and financial load.ResultsThe main problems of the area appeared to be the asphalt problem, lack of easy access to medical centers, addiction among relatives and unemployment of youth. High participation rates of community members in the steering committee and survey suggest that the PAR approach was greatly appreciated by the community and that problems identified through this research truly reflect community opinion.ConclusionsParticipatory action research is an effective method for community assessments. However, researchers must rigorously embrace principles of mutual cooperation, respect for public ideas, and a robust belief in community empowerment in order to pave the way for responsible and active citizen participation in the various stages of research.

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“…Abstracts were scanned for indications of recording by local participants, and where this was found, the full article was scanned. Eight articles (Adjei-Nsiah et al, 2004;Ahari, Habibzadeh, Yousefi, Amani, & Abdi, 2012;Buchy & Ahmed, 2007;Faure, Hocde´, & Chia, 2010;Freudenthal et al, 2006;Gutberlet, 2008;Marincowitz, 2003;Schoepf, 1993) were retained and reviewed.…”

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Developing learning diaries for action research on healthcare management in Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda

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Action research (AR) can be an effective form of 'on the job' training. However, it is critical that AR cycles can be appropriately recorded in order to contribute to reflection and learning. One form of recording is for coresearchers to keep a diary. We found no previous literature describing the use of diaries in AR in sub-Saharan Africa. We therefore use this paper to reflect on how diaries were used by district health management teams in the PERFORM project. We share five lessons from our experience. First, it is important to foster ownership of the diary by the people who are responsible for filling it in. Second, the purpose of keeping a diary needs to be clear and shared between researchers and practitioners from the very beginning. Third, diaries should be allowed to evolve. Fourth, it is a challenge for busy practitioners to record the reflection and learning processes that they go through. Last, diaries on their own are not sufficient to capture reflection and learning. In conclusion, there is no best way for practitioners to keep a diary; rather the focus should be on ensuring that an AR

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How to use participatory action research in primary care

Cited by 14 publications

References 17 publications

Primary Care Practice-Based Research Networks: Working at the Interface Between Research and Quality Improvement

Primary Care Practice-Based Research Networks: Working at the Interface Between Research and Quality Improvement

Community based needs assessment in an urban area; A participatory action research project

Developing learning diaries for action research on healthcare management in Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda

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