PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Williams, Robert L.
AU  - Shelley, Brian M.
AU  - Sussman, Andrew L.
ED  - ,
TI  - The Marriage of Community-based Participatory Research and Practice-based Research Networks: Can It Work? –A Research Involving Outpatient Settings Network (RIOS Net) Study
AID  - 10.3122/jabfm.2009.04.090060
DP  - 2009 Jul 01
TA  - The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
PG  - 428--435
VI  - 22
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/22/4/428.short
4100  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/22/4/428.full
SO  - J Am Board Fam Med2009 Jul 01; 22
AB  - Background: Interest in community-based participatory research (CBPR) has surged during the last several years because of its potential to enhance the quality and usefulness of research outcomes. Practice-based research networks (PBRNs) potentially can provide a bridge between the research endeavor and communities; PBRNs have been identified as a promising venue for CBPR. However, this marriage of CBPR and PBRNs faces many challenges, such as locus of project idea generation, time constraints, and funding limitations.Methods: This was a case study of the application of the CBPR model and CBPR principles specific to PBRN research using a recent PBRN study of communication about traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines.Results: Challenges (eg, added cost, time) and benefits (eg, improved research data collection process, enhanced data analysis) resulted from application of the CBPR model and are detailed.Conclusions: For practical and ethical reasons, PBRNs need to adopt the CBPR approach for certain types, if not all, of their research. This might require operational adaptations by the PBRN (eg, a community advisory board, community membership in the network board of directors, and outreach to community groups for input into network priorities) as well as dedicated time and funding.