The Recruitment to Dissemination Continuum in Community-based Participatory Research

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The Recruitment to Dissemination Continuum in Community-based Participatory Research Ahmed A. Mohamed, MD, Jennifer L. Ridgeway, PhD, Jane W. Njeru, MB, ChB, Luz E. Molina, Yahye A. Ahmed, Miriam Goodson, MS, Ahmed Osman, Graciela D. Porraz Capetillo, Omar Nur, Irene G. Sia, MD, MSc, and Mark L. Wieland, MD, MPH What Is the Purpose of This Study? • This study analyzes the link between the recruitment and dissemination processes of a community-engaged research study. What Is the Problem? • Findings in community-engaged research studies are almost always shared in scientific articles but only sometimes shared with communities who participate in the studies. • Sharing the results of research studies with communities can have positive effects including encouraging people to participate in future studies, but little is known about the link between dissemination of research findings and future recruitment. What Are the Findings? • This study demonstrated the ways in which recruitment of marginalized populations to research studies and dissemination of study results can manifest as a continuum. • This study shows that trust, relationship building, and capacity building are key features for successful participant recruitment and research dissemination strategies. • Strategies, resources, and relationships used or developed during the recruitment phase of research are directly applied to planning dissemination of results with community partners. • Participants and members of their communities were more likely to participate in future research studies as a result of attending a dissemination event. Who Should Care Most? • Community organizations involved in research partnerships. • Researchers engaged in community-based participatory research. Recommendations for Action • Community academic partnerships should consider building an intentional recruitment to dissemination continuum for their longitudinal work together. [End Page e3] • For successful recruitment and dissemination strategies, community partners and researchers should foster trust and capacity through long-term partnerships. • Dissemination of research findings are encouraged in order to bring attention to health issues that are important for the participating community. Disseminating research findings directly to participants and their communities encourages participation in future research. [End Page e4] Ahmed A. Mohamed Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Jennifer L. Ridgeway Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic Jane W. Njeru Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Luz E. Molina Language Services, Mayo Clinic Yahye A. Ahmed Somali American Social Service Association Miriam Goodson Alliance of Chicanos, Hispanics, and Latin Americans Ahmed Osman Somali American Social Service Association Intercultural Mutual Assistance Association, Rochester Graciela D. Porraz Capetillo Language Services, Mayo Clinic Alliance of Chicanos, Hispanics, and Latin Americans Omar Nur Somali American Social Service Association Irene G. Sia Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Mark L. Wieland Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Copyright © 2022 Johns Hopkins University Press