Health-Related Participatory Research in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities: A Scoping Review

R. Brian Woodbury, Scott Ketchum, Vanessa Y. Hiratsuka and Paul Spicer
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R. Brian Woodbury: Southcentral Foundation Research Department, 4085 Tudor Centre Dr., Anchorage, AK 99508, USA
Scott Ketchum: University of Oklahoma, 5 Partners Place, Stephenson Pkwy, Suite 4100, Norman, OK 73019, USA
Vanessa Y. Hiratsuka: Southcentral Foundation Research Department, 4085 Tudor Centre Dr., Anchorage, AK 99508, USA
Paul Spicer: Department of Anthropology, University of Oklahoma, 5 Partners Place, 201 Stephenson Pkwy, Suite 4100, Norman, OK 73019, USA

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 16, 1-26

Abstract: A scoping review was conducted to assess the state of the literature on health-related participatory research involving American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Online databases were searched for relevant articles published between 1/1/2000 and 5/31/2017. 10,000+ data points relevant to community-level engagement in and regulation of research, community research capacity and cultural adaptation were extracted from 178 articles. Community engagement varied across study components: 136 (76%) articles reported community participation in research-related meetings and other events and 49 (27%) articles reported community involvement in initiation of research. 156 (88%) articles reported use of community-level tools to guide or regulate research. 93 (52%) articles reported that community members received research-related training. 147 (82%) articles described some type of cultural adaptation. Across all articles, data points on community engagement were not reported in 3061 (40%) out of 7740 cases. Findings suggest a need for increased community engagement in early stages of the research process and for reporting guidelines for participatory research involving American Indian and Alaska Native communities. There is also need to further existing research on the impact of different components of participatory research on process and outcome measures and to develop funding mechanisms that account for the time and resource intensive nature of participatory research.

Keywords: American Indian; Alaska native; community engagement; participatory research; health research; scoping review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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