PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Mungia, Rahma
AU  - Funkhouser, Ellen
AU  - Buchberg Trejo, Meredith K.
AU  - Cohen, Rachel
AU  - Reyes, Stephanie C.
AU  - Cochran, David L.
AU  - Makhija, Sonia K.
AU  - Meyerowitz, Cyril
AU  - Rindal, Brad D.
AU  - Gordan, Valeria V.
AU  - Fellows, Jeffrey L.
AU  - McCargar, Jason D.
AU  - McMahon, Pamela A.
AU  - Gilbert, Gregg H.
AU - National Dental PBRN Collaborative Group
TI  - Practitioner Participation in National Dental Practice-based Research Network (PBRN) Studies: 12-Year Results
AID  - 10.3122/jabfm.2018.06.180019
DP  - 2018 Nov 01
TA  - The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
PG  - 844--856
VI  - 31
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/31/6/844.short
4100  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/31/6/844.full
SO  - J Am Board Fam Med2018 Nov 01; 31
AB  - Purpose: This study examines practitioner participation over 12 years in the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN) studies and practitioner meetings, average length of participation, and association of practitioner- and practice-level characteristics with participation. Little information exists about practitioners' long-term participation in PBRNs.Methods: The network conducted a retrospective analysis of practitioner participation in 3 main network activities during 2005 to 2017. Practitioners who completed an enrollment questionnaire, practiced in the United States, and either attended a network meeting or received an invitation to complete a questionnaire or clinical study were included in the analysis. Practitioners (n = 3669) met inclusion criteria. The network implemented 38 studies (28 clinical and 10 questionnaire), 23 of which (15 clinical and 8 questionnaire) met the criteria for the current analysis.Results: Overall, 86% (N = 3148) participated in at least 1 network activity during 2005 to 2017. Questionnaire studies had the highest rate with 81% (N = 2963) completing at least 1, 21% (N = 762) completed at least 1 clinical study and 19% (N = 700) attended at least 1 network meeting. Among 1578 practitioners enrolled in the first 5 years of the Network launch, 20% (N = 320) participated in multiple network activities over 5 to 9 years, and 14% (N = 238) for 10 to 12 years. Practitioner characteristics associated with participation varied depending on the activity assessed.Conclusion: The network engaged practitioners in its research activities with relatively high participation rates over a 12-year period. Strategies employed by the network to engage practitioners may serve as a model for PBRN networks for other allied health professions.