Open AccessPCOR, CER, and CBPR: Alphabet Soup or Complementary Fields of Health Research?
Author(s) -
Burke Jessica G.,
Jones Jennifer,
Yonas Michael,
Guizzetti Lisa,
Virata Maria C.,
Costlow Monica,
Morton Sally C.,
Elizabeth Miller
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
clinical and translational science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1752-8062
pISSN - 1752-8054
DOI - 10.1111/cts.12064
Subject(s) - participatory action research , community based participatory research , stakeholder , field (mathematics) , health care , stakeholder engagement , alphabet , public relations , sociology , medicine , political science , linguistics , philosophy , mathematics , anthropology , pure mathematics , law
Comparative effectiveness research (CER) and community‐ based participatory research (CBPR) are two fields of research that do not have a history of strong collaboration. However, CER and CBPR researchers could benefit from interdisciplinary collaboration to design and implement relevant, timely, action‐oriented research. This commentary explores field‐specific definitions of stakeholders and then outlines various roles stakeholders might play within grant‐funded research. Questions such as “What stakeholders should be involved?” and “How are stakeholders involved?” are addressed. The goal of this commentary is to highlight how the expertise and experiences of CBPR investigators can enhance the field of CER and to describe strategies for encouraging stakeholder involvement in CER research through the lens of CBPR. It is recommended that a team‐based approach to conducting stakeholder‐engaged CER encourages multiple stakeholders and “end users” to contribute their diverse expertise to the research process and contributes to the development of research with an increased likelihood of improving patient health and healthcare.