Article
Research advisory board members' contributions and expectations in the USA
Health Promotional International
(2015)
Abstract
This study focuses on the Implementation Community Collaborative Board (I-CCB) to identify members' anticipated contributions to and returns from the I-CCB; examine whether or not members achieved these contributions and returns over time; and explore barriers and facilitators that influenced accomplishments. Longitudinal study with repeated semi-structured in-depth interviews; baseline captured anticipated contributions and returns; 6- and 18-month follow-ups short- and longer-term achievements. We used content analysis to code/reduce text into variables, describe, count and compare categories. Participants anticipated involvement in I-CCB dynamics/governance and in research tasks/procedures. Anticipated returns included social support. Participants exerting influence on I-CCB's research agenda stayed the same over time. Participants conducting research doubled between follow-ups; those writing grant proposals increased by 50%. Participants receiving emotional support remained the same. Challenges: meetings steered by researchers; lack of time; use of jargon. Facilitators: outreaching to community; being affected by HIV; having overlapping identities/roles as researcher, service consumer and/or practitioner. Research partners can maximize facilitators, redress barriers and improve advisory board members' retention. Findings may help optimize the functioning of advisory boards worldwide.
Keywords
- community advisory board,
- engagement and retention,
- CBPR,
- HIV/AIDS
Disciplines
Publication Date
2015
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/dat042
Publisher Statement
This is the metadata for an article accepted for publication in the Health Promotional International Journal. The version of record Pinto, R. M., Spector, A. Y., Rahman, R., & Gastolomendo, J. D. (2015). Research advisory board members' contributions and expectations in the USA. Health Promotion International, 30(2), 328-338. is available at https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/dat042
Citation Information
Pinto, R. M., Spector, A. Y., Rahman, R., & Gastolomendo, J. D. (2015). Research advisory board members' contributions and expectations in the USA. Health Promotion International, 30(2), 328-338. doi:10.1093/heapro/dat042