Community advisory boards: Experiences and common practices of clinical and translational science award programs
Year: 2019
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Community advisory boards (CABs) are a valuable strategy for engaging and partnering with communities in research. Eighty-nine percent of Clinical and Translational Science Awardees (CTSA) responding to a 2011 survey reported having a CAB. CTSAs' experiences with CABs are valuable for informing future practice. This study was conducted to describe common CAB implementation practices among CTSAs; document perceived benefits, challenges, and contributions; and examine their progress toward desirable outcomes. A cross-CTSA collaborative team collected survey data from respondents representing academic and/or community members affiliated with CTSAs with CABs. Data representing 44 CTSAs with CABs were analyzed using descriptive statistics. A majority of respondents reported practices reflecting respect for CAB members' expertise and input such as compensation (75%), advisory purview beyond their CTSA's Community Engagement program (88%), and influence over CAB operations. Three-quarters provide members with orientation and training on roles and responsibilities and 89% reported evaluating their CAB. Almost all respondents indicated their CTSA incorporates the feedback of their CABs to some degree; over half do so a lot or completely. This study profiles practices that inform CTSAs implementing a CAB and provide an evaluative benchmark for those with existing CABs.
DOI: 10.1017/cts.2019.389
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,750
Funders: Vanderbilt University, Medical University of South Carolina, Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, University of Arkansas, Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, University of South Carolina, National Institutes of Health, Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Awards: Expanding Translational Research in Arkansas, G1470862034, G2169531248, G2507118478, G2635992203, G3455473179, Expanding Translational Research in Arkansas, Arkansas Center for Health Disparities (ARCHD): An NIMHD COE, G659731888, G7038757410, Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR), South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute (SCTR), Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR), Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences
OpenAlex ID: W2973663785