A Novel Process to Recruit and Select Community Partners for a Hybrid Implementation-Effectiveness Study.

IF 0.8 4区 医学 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Lucia A Leone, Christina Kasprzak, Anne Lally, Lindsey Haynes-Maslow, Leah N Vermont, Caroline Horrigan-Maurer, Laurene Tumiel-Berhalter, Alice Ammerman, Samina Raja
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Abstract

Background: Creating strong partnerships with community organizations is essential to test implementation of evidence-based interventions. However, partners are often chosen based on convenience rather than capacity or diversity. Streamlined processes are needed to identify qualified, diverse, and invested partners to conduct community-based research.

Objectives: There is a gap in the literature on effective and efficient processes for recruiting partners. This paper aims to fill that gap by describing a novel approach for identifying a diverse group of community organizations to participate in research.

Methods: We used a Request for Partners (RFP) approach to recruit partners to participate in a hybrid implementation-effectiveness study of the Veggie Van mobile market model. The process included formative work to inform RFP development, creation of an external advisory committee, an intent-to-apply round, a full application round, and an inperson training and selection process. Data was collected to characterize applicant size, location, and experience; pre-post surveys were conducted to understand the training's utility.

Results: We received 59 intent-to-apply submissions and invited 28 organizations to apply: 17 submitted applications and 12 organizations were chosen as finalists. The process took approximately 8 months to recruit 9 organizations and 32 community sites across 5 states and increased understanding of the intervention and partner responsibilities.

Conclusions: An RFP process is familiar to many community organizations that compete for grant funding but may not have prior research experience. This process streamlined recruitment timelines, increased diversity, and cultivated community among organizations. It may also improve research transparency, study completion, and intervention fidelity.

为混合实施效果研究招募和选择社区合作伙伴的新流程。
背景:与社区组织建立强有力的伙伴关系对于测试循证干预措施的实施至关重要。然而,选择合作伙伴往往是基于便利性,而不是能力或多样性。需要简化流程,以确定合格、多样化和投入的合作伙伴来进行基于社区的研究。目标:关于招聘合作伙伴的有效流程的文献存在空白。本文旨在通过描述一种新的方法来填补这一空白,以确定参与研究的不同社区组织群体。方法:我们使用征求合作伙伴(RFP)方法招募合作伙伴,参与Veggie Van移动市场模型的混合实施有效性研究。该过程包括为RFP开发提供信息的形成性工作、外部咨询委员会的成立、申请意向回合、完整的申请回合以及内部培训和选拔过程。收集数据以描述申请人的规模、地点和经验;进行了岗前调查,以了解培训的效用。结果:我们收到了59份意向申请书,并邀请了28个组织进行申请:17份提交的申请书和12个组织被选为决赛。这一过程花了大约8个月的时间,在5个州招募了9个组织和32个社区站点,并加深了对干预和合作伙伴责任的理解。结论:RFP流程对于许多竞争拨款但可能没有研究经验的社区组织来说是熟悉的。这一过程简化了招聘时间表,增加了多样性,并培养了各组织之间的社区。它还可以提高研究透明度、研究完成率和干预保真度。
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