The Marriage of Community-based Participatory Research and Practice-based Research Networks: Can It Work? –A Research Involving Outpatient Settings Network (RIOS Net) Study

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Table 1.

Key Elements of Community-Based Participatory Research^3–8

Table 2.

Cost Categories in Support of Enhanced Community Participation in Example Research Project

Cost Categories	Elements
Personnel	Investigators meet with community representatives and groups during project development Outreach staff participate in investigator meetings during project development Investigators meet with CAB throughout the study development and operation Investigators meet with community groups during data collection and analysis Investigator/outreach staff present research results to community groups
Travel	Investigator and staff travel costs to meet with community groups throughout the course of the project CAB member travel
Meeting Support	Honoraria to community members, including CAB members, directly participating in formation and operation of the study Added telephone costs arranging community meetings Associated costs of holding community meetings

Table 3.

Proposed Community-Based Participatory Research Approaches for Practice-Based Research Networks (PBRNs)

Elements of Community-Based Participatory Research	Proposed Applications in PBRNs
Community participation in determining research agenda	CAB Community membership in network board of directors Outreach to community groups for input into network priorities
Community participation in developing/refining research protocol	Vet protocols with CAB Solicit community input through outreach contacts or through relevant community groups
Community participation in data collection and analysis	Engage CAB members in review of data collection plans and interpretation of results Engage study participants in review/interpretation of results
Reporting research results to the community	Provide report of findings to CAB, emphasizing steps to be taken to use results to improve health Outreach to community stakeholder groups to report results and application to improve health Report to study participants
Community benefit from research	Compensation to study participants Employment/training of community members in research Assistance with community action to apply research results to health improvement Increased knowledge
Community participation in presenting research results to scientific community	Engage interested community member(s) or member of CAB in reporting research results