Participatory Action Research: A Protective Research Design

McPhaul, Kate; Lipscomb, Jane

doi:10.2190/u0f6-h37l-ww59-lmt4

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“…The protection of the privacy of research participants takes on added dimensions within the context of both occupational health and community-based research ( McPhaul and Lipscomb 2005 ). The planning, early participatory training, and ongoing conduct of the work have all revolved around maintaining privacy of participants, and the community staff are sensitive to these issues.…”

Section: Challenges Of Collaborationmentioning

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Exploration of Work and Health Disparities among Black Women Employed in Poultry Processing in the Rural South

Lipscomb

Argue

McDonald

et al. 2005

Environ Health Perspect

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We describe an ongoing collaboration that developed as academic investigators responded to a specific request from community members to document health effects on black women of employment in poultry-processing plants in rural North Carolina. Primary outcomes of interest are upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders and function as well as quality of life. Because of concerns of community women and the history of poor labor relations, we decided to conduct this longitudinal study in a manner that did not require involvement of the employer. To provide more detailed insights into the effects of this type of employment, the epidemiologic analyses are supplemented by ethnographic interviews. The resulting approach requires community collaboration. Community-based staff, as paid members of the research team, manage the local project office, recruit and retain participants, conduct interviews, coordinate physical assessments, and participate in outreach. Other community members assisted in the design of the data collection tools and the recruitment of longitudinal study participants and took part in the ethnographic component of the study. This presentation provides an example of one model through which academic researchers and community members can work together productively under challenging circumstances. Notable accomplishments include the recruitment and retention of a cohort of low-income rural black women, often considered hard to reach in research studies. This community-based project includes a number of elements associated with community-based participatory research.

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Section: Challenges Of Collaborationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploration of Work and Health Disparities among Black Women Employed in Poultry Processing in the Rural South

Lipscomb

Argue

McDonald

et al. 2005

Environ Health Perspect

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Personal Care Assistants and Blood Exposure in the Home Environment: Focus Group Findings

Zanoni¹,

Kauffman²,

McPhaul³

et al. 2007

cpr

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The Prevalence of Coworker Conflict Including Bullying in a Unionized U.S. Public Sector Workforce

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Workplace violence is an enormous problem worldwide; incidents where the perpetrator is a current or former employee are an important dimension. This large cross-sectional survey examined the prevalence of this problem among a U.S. state government unionized public sector workforce. Using participatory action research methods, we conducted a web-based survey of members of that workforce from a single northeast U.S. state, receiving 11,874 completed surveys (response rate: 71.8%). Overall, 10.0% of the respondents indicated that they had been bullied at work during the prior 6 months, with 71.9% of those who reported regular bullying identifying the perpetrator as a supervisor and/or top management. The prevalence of bullying was similar to the rates reported in Europe and Scandinavia (5%-30%). Those reports also identified the person(s) responsible for the behavior as being predominantly of higher status within the organization.

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Participatory Action Research: A Protective Research Design

Cited by 3 publications

References 7 publications

Exploration of Work and Health Disparities among Black Women Employed in Poultry Processing in the Rural South

Exploration of Work and Health Disparities among Black Women Employed in Poultry Processing in the Rural South

Personal Care Assistants and Blood Exposure in the Home Environment: Focus Group Findings

The Prevalence of Coworker Conflict Including Bullying in a Unionized U.S. Public Sector Workforce

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