Stakeholder Perspectives on Creating and Maintaining Trust in Community-Academic Research Partnerships.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Community-academic research partnerships aim to build stakeholder trust in order to improve the reach and translation of health research, but there is limited empirical research regarding effective ways to build trust. This multisite study was launched to identify similarities and differences among stakeholders' perspectives of antecedents to trust in research partnerships. In 2013-2014, we conducted a mixed-methods concept mapping study with participants from three major stakeholder groups who identified and rated the importance of different antecedents of trust on a 5-point Likert-type scale. Study participants were community members ( n = 66), health care providers ( n = 38), and academic researchers ( n = 44). All stakeholder groups rated "authentic communication" and "reciprocal relationships" the highest in importance. Community members rated "communication/methodology to resolve problems" ( M = 4.23, SD = 0.58) significantly higher than academic researchers ( M = 3.87, SD = 0.67) and health care providers ( M = 3.89, SD = 0.62; p < .01) and had different perspectives regarding the importance of issues related to "sustainability." The importance of communication and relationships across stakeholders indicates the importance of colearning processes that involve the exchange of knowledge and skills. The differences uncovered suggest specific areas where attention and skill building may be needed to improve trust within partnerships. More research on how partnerships can improve communication specific to problem solving and sustainability is merited.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Frerichs, L; Kim, M; Dave, G; Cheney, A; Hassmiller Lich, K; Jones, J; Young, TL; Cene, CW; Varma, DS; Schaal, J; Black, A; Striley, CW; Vassar, S; Sullivan, G; Cottler, LB; Brown, A; Burke, JG; Corbie-Smith, G
Published Date
- February 2017
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 44 / 1
Start / End Page
- 182 - 191
PubMed ID
- 27230272
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC6051524
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1552-6127
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1177/1090198116648291
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States