Lessons learned from using an audience response system in a community setting for research data collection

Bryant-Moore, Keneshia; Haynes, Tiffany; Kuo, Dennis Z.; Stewart, M. Kathryn; Yeary, Karen; Smith, Johnny; Turner, J. Rick; Ounpraseuth, Songthip; Sullivan, Greer; McCoy, Stephanie M.; Hudson, Brittany; Harris, Kimberly

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“…Data collection were led by the FAITH Network Research Advocates using an Audience Response System (ARS) (Bryant‐Moore, et al., 2018 ; Yeary et al., 2016 ) from participants recruited by the first cohort of advocates in five places of worship (10 participants per place of worship for with a total of 50 participants). Participants were welcomed as they entered the facility.…”

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Identifying community needs of the Hispanic faith community to develop a research agenda

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Objective: To conduct a community health needs assessment among the Hispanic faith community population to develop a community-partnered research agenda. Design:A cross-sectional design was used to conduct a community needs assessment using a community-based participatory research approach Sample: Hispanic faith community members in Central Arkansas.Measurement: Data collection was led by Hispanic faith leaders using an audience response system at places of worship. An 88-item Community Health Needs Assessment survey was used that included demographic questions and questions related to five domains including community concerns, community resources, healthcare access, health concerns, and hunger and nutrition.Results: There were a total of 100 participants in the community needs assessment.Hunger and nutrition was the highest ranking community concern followed by healthcare access. Conclusion:Based upon the results of the study, the university researchers and Hispanic faith community members have begun the initial steps to developing a research agenda to address the major concerns of the community.

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Identifying community needs of the Hispanic faith community to develop a research agenda

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“…As evidence, a 2016 systematic review of church-based mental health initiatives found only five articles out of 627 where researchers implemented and empirically evaluated faith-based mental health interventions for African Americans (Hays & Aranda, 2016). Recent work implementing a group-based mental health and behavioral activation intervention in historically Black churches found that the initiative was negatively impacted by low intervention adherence, due to a high prevalence of mental health stigma within the community (Bryant-Moore et al, 2019). This finding was echoed in a 2021 survey administered at a church-sponsored mental health awareness event, which reported that the most significant barrier to care-seeking is the fear of "being labeled" (Ormond et al, 2021).…”

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“…Effectiveness of and engagement in health interventions set in the physical world, compared to virtual settings, may also be diminished by church member privacy and confidentiality concerns. Such concerns may be even more necessary to consider when implementing health initiatives that focus on sensitive or stigmatized topics like mental health (Bryant-Moore et al, 2019). Together, these barriers significantly limit the ability of in-person-only programs to sustainably and effectively address church member mental wellness.…”

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Co-design and evaluation of a smartphone-based mental health promotion and anti-stigma embodied conversational agent for church-affiliated Black adults

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Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide, with significant racial and ethnic disparities in diagnosis and treatment. Although Black adults in the United States are disproportionately exposed to psychosocial stressors, only one in four Black adults who need mental healthcare receive it, partly due to mental health stigma. This dissertation investigates using a smartphone-based Embodied Conversational Agent (ECA) counselor to reduce mental health stigma in the community to support mental health care-seeking intentions. Given the importance of religion in the lives of many African Americans and pre-existing close social relationships, this work was centered in predominately Black and African American faith communities. My dissertation research is the culmination of four years of community-engaged work in predominantly Black churches in Boston.During initial formative work, I created unique co-design methodologies to facilitate participant design contributions as a mechanism for designing technical innovations that reflect community goals, priorities, and cultural values. During this phase, participants identified their communities' assets and their most pressing health concerns, contributed to early design concepts and modalities, and emphasized the importance of creating features that address multiple facets of well-being. This work culminated in a field deployment that evaluated an initial version of an ECA-based mHealth application intervening on physical, social, and spiritual well-being.Leveraging these findings from earlier phases of this research, I synthesized a set of guiding design principles for developing digital mental health promotion interventions for predominantly Black church communities. In conjunction with principles from stigma theory and counseling psychology, I developed and evaluated an ECA-facilitated depression and stigmareduction intervention in a 14-day field deployment with 12 church members. The primary aim of this work was to develop a smartphone-based ECA to promote mental health and build a culture of community support for those experiencing mental illness.Participants found the mental health and stigma-reduction intervention acceptable, providing a range of satisfaction ratings significantly above neutral. Qualitative findings revealed how the application facilitated shifts in attitudes toward mental health and illness, primed care-seeking behaviors, and was used to support members experiencing mental illness.iii Acknowledgements Dear reader, if I have learned one thing during this academic journey, it would be that research and dissertations are never done alone. Over the last five years, I have had the invaluable support of mentors, lab mates, family, friends and participants. I'm lucky to have such a large community of people who have rallied around me.First, this work was conducted alongside and in collaboration with a team of investigators, support staff, and other PhD students. This work could not have come to fruition without these folks, and I'm grateful for th...

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Lessons learned from using an audience response system in a community setting for research data collection

Abstract: The lessons learned here can help community-academic research partnerships identify the best circumstances in which to use ARS for data collection and practical steps to aid in its success.

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Identifying community needs of the Hispanic faith community to develop a research agenda

Identifying community needs of the Hispanic faith community to develop a research agenda

Co-design and evaluation of a smartphone-based mental health promotion and anti-stigma embodied conversational agent for church-affiliated Black adults

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