Exploring Challenges and Strategies in Partnering With Community-Based Organizations to Advance Intervention Development and Implementation With Older Adults

Abstract Minoritized older adults face multiple health inequities and disparities, but are less likely to benefit from evidence-based health care interventions. With the increasing diversity of the U.S. aging population, there is a great promise for gerontology researchers to partner with racial/eth...

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Published in:The Gerontologist 2022-09, Vol.62 (8), p.1104-1111
Main Authors: Nkimbeng, Manka, Han, Hae-Ra, Szanton, Sarah L, Alexander, Kamila A, Davey-Rothwell, Melissa, Giger, Jarod T, Gitlin, Laura N, Joo, Jin Hui, Koeuth, Sokha, Marx, Katherine A, Mingo, Chivon A, Samuel, Laura J, Taylor, Janiece L, Wenzel, Jennifer, Parisi, Jeanine M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aging
Collaboration
Community health care
Community organizations
Community research
Community-Based Participatory Research
Elder care
Ethnicity
Forum
Gerontology
Health disparities
Health research
Health services
Humans
Inequality
Minority Groups
Older people
Research Personnel
Researchers
Universities
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Summary:Abstract Minoritized older adults face multiple health inequities and disparities, but are less likely to benefit from evidence-based health care interventions. With the increasing diversity of the U.S. aging population, there is a great promise for gerontology researchers to partner with racial/ethnic minority organizations and underrepresented communities to develop and implement evidence-based health interventions. Community-Based Participatory Research and Implementation Science offer guidance and strategies for researchers to develop and sustain community partnerships. However, researchers partnering with community organizations continue to face challenges in these collaborations, study outcomes, and sustainability. This may be especially true for those junior in their career trajectory or new to community-engaged research. The purpose of this forum article is to detail critical challenges that can affect gerontology researcher–community partnerships and relationships from the perspective of researchers. Seven challenges (pre- or mid-intervention design, implementation, and postimplementation phases) described within the Equity-focused Implementation Research for health programs framework are identified and discussed. Potential solutions are also presented. Planning for potential obstacles of the researcher–community partnerships can inform innovative solutions that will facilitate successful partnerships, thereby promoting the advancement of collaborative research between academic institutions and community organizations to improve older adult health outcomes.
ISSN:0016-9013
1758-5341
DOI:10.1093/geront/gnab190