Application of mixed-methods design in community-engaged research: Lessons learned from an evidence-based intervention for Latinos with chronic illness and minor depression

• Published in: Evaluation and program planning Vol. 63; pp. 29 - 38
• Main Authors: Aguado Loi, Claudia X., Alfonso, Moya L., Chan, Isabella, Anderson, Kelsey, Tyson, Dinorah (Dina) Martinez, Gonzales, Junius, Corvin, Jaime
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2017; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Academic Medical Centers; Adult; Attitude of Health Personnel; Chronic Disease; Chronic disease self-management programs; Chronic illnesses; Community based action research; Community-Based Participatory Research - methods; Community-Based Participatory Research - organization & administration; Community-Institutional Relations; Cooperative Behavior; Depression; Economic depression; Evidence based research; Evidence-Based Practice; Female; Focus Groups; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Personnel - psychology; Hispanic Americans; Hispanic Americans - psychology; Humans; Interprofessional Relations; Intervention; Latin American cultural groups; Latinos; Male; Mental depression; Middle Aged; Mixed methods research; Participatory research; Pilot Projects; Program Development; Relatives; Research methodology; Self-management; Stakeholders; Surveys and Questionnaires; Self-management; Chronic disease self-management programs; Latinos
• ISSN: 0149-7189; 1873-7870
• DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2016.12.010

•A mixed methodology allows community and academic partners to collaborate on research decisions.•Community-based, participatory methods enhance evidence-based intervention implementation.•Community-academic partnerships are invaluable to bridging the community-research divide. The purpose of this paper is to share lessons learned from a collaborative, community-informed mixed-methods approach to adapting an evidence-based intervention to meet the needs of Latinos with chronic disease and minor depression and their family members. Mixed-methods informed by community-based participatory research (CBPR) were employed to triangulate multiple stakeholders’ perceptions of facilitators and barriers of implementing the adapted intervention in community settings. Community partners provided an insider perspective to overcome methodological challenges. The study’s community informed mixed-methods: research approach offered advantages to a single research methodology by expanding or confirming research findings and engaging multiple stakeholders in data collection. This approach also allowed community partners to collaborate with academic partners in key research decisions.