Development and Validation of a Brief Version of the Research Engagement Survey Tool

Melody S. Goodman, Nicole Ackermann, Kristyn A. Pierce, Deborah J. Bowen and Vetta Sanders Thompson
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Melody S. Goodman: School of Global Public Health, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA
Nicole Ackermann: Division of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
Kristyn A. Pierce: School of Global Public Health, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA
Deborah J. Bowen: Department of Bioethics and Humanities, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Vetta Sanders Thompson: Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 19, 1-13

Abstract: The Research Engagement Survey Tool (REST) examines the level of partner engagement in research studies. This study used mixed methods, including web-based surveys (N = 336), a modified Delphi process (N = 18), and cognitive response interviews (N = 16), with convenience sampling to develop and validate a short version of the REST. We conducted factor analysis and calculated internal consistency for the condensed REST. We validated the condensed REST against the comprehensive REST. All analyses were carried out on two scales (quality and quantity) based on Likert-type response options. We examined convergent validity with other measures theoretically associated with the REST (e.g., the Community Engagement Research Index and the Partnership Self-Assessment Tool). This study produced a 9-item condensed version of the REST. The condensed REST loads on 1 factor, has high internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.92 for the quantity scale; 0.94 for the quality scale), is significantly correlated (ρ = 0.97; p < 0.001 for both scales) with the comprehensive (32-item) REST, and has negligible, low, and moderate correlation with other measures (e.g., the Partnership Assessment In community-based Research, trust in medical researchers, and the Coalition Self-Assessment Survey). Use of the condensed REST will reduce participant burden and time to complete. This standardized and validated quantitative measure is useful to compare engagement across projects or within a project over time.

Keywords: stakeholder engagement; survey scale; validation; research engagement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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