Aligning community-engaged research competencies with online training resources across the Clinical and Translational Science Award Consortium
Year: 2020
Type: article
Study design: Systematic Review
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: The extent to which Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) programs offer publicly accessible online resources for training in community-engaged research (CEnR) core competencies is unknown. This study cataloged publicly accessible online CEnR resources from CTSAs and mapped resources to CEnR core competency domains. METHODS: Following a search and review of the current literature regarding CEnR competencies, CEnR core competency domains were identified and defined. A systematic review of publicly accessible online CEnR resources from all 64 current CTSAs was conducted between July 2018 and May 2019. Resource content was independently reviewed by two reviewers and scored for the inclusion of each CEnR core competency domain. Domain scores across all resources were assessed using descriptive statistics. RESULTS: Eight CEnR core competency domains were identified. Overall, 214 CEnR resources publicly accessible online from 35 CTSAs were eligible for review. Scoring discrepancies for at least one domain within a resource initially occurred in 51% of resources. "CEnR methods" (50.5%) and "Knowledge and relationships with communities" (40.2%) were the most frequently addressed domains, while "CEnR program evaluation" (12.1%) and "Dissemination and advocacy" (11.2%) were the least frequently addressed domains. Additionally, challenges were noted in navigating CTSA websites to access CEnR resources, and CEnR competency nomenclature was not standardized. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings guide CEnR stakeholders to identify publicly accessible online resources and gaps to address in CEnR resource development. Standardized nomenclature for CEnR competency is needed for effective CEnR resource classification. Uniform organization of CTSA websites may maximize navigability.
DOI: 10.1017/cts.2020.538
Language: English
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,750
Funders: Johns Hopkins University, Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance, National Institutes of Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, National Institute of Nursing Research, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Awards: G1034546755, G1200945081, G2118698080, Interdisciplinary Training in Cardiovascular Health Research, G4163160421, G5309353569, Medical emergency team trigger clusters: Describing symptom experience during clinical deterioration in the context of medical emergency team care, Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, North Carolina Translational and Clinical Science Institute (NC TraCS), G7673420029, Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, G8613635691
OpenAlex ID: W3046157727