Exploring theoretical mechanisms of community-engaged research: a multilevel cross-sectional national study of structural and relational practices in community-academic partnerships

• Published in: International journal for equity in health Vol. 21; no. 1; p. 59
• Main Authors: Oetzel, John G, Boursaw, Blake, Magarati, Maya, Dickson, Elizabeth, Sanchez-Youngman, Shannon, Morales, Leo, Kastelic, Sarah, Eder, Milton Mickey, Wallerstein, Nina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 02.05.2022; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: CBPR conceptual model; Collaboration; Collective empowerment; Community involvement; Community participation; Community research; Community-Based Participatory Research; Community-based participatory research (CBPR); Community-based research; Community-engaged research; Community-Institutional Relations; Context; Cross-Sectional Studies; Demographic aspects; Discrimination; Economic aspects; Empowerment; Fairness; Fuzzy sets; Governance; Health care disparities; Health disparities; Health Equity; Humans; Inequality; Institutional racism; Methods; Multivariate statistical analysis; Organizations; Pandemics; Participatory health research; Participatory research; Partnerships; Power; Prevention; Public health; Qualitative analysis; Racism; Research centers; Research projects; Social aspects; Structural equation modeling; Systemic racism; United States; United States > US; Participatory health research; Community-engaged research; Community-based participatory research (CBPR); Collective empowerment; CBPR conceptual model

Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) is often used to address health inequities due to structural racism. However, much of the existing literature emphasizes relationships and synergy rather than structural components of CBPR. This study introduces and tests new theoretical mechanisms of th...