Table 4 Items where responses differed by type of panelist
Mean score [median] (range) a | Mann-Whitney test (p value) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Academic | Community | CAARN Staff / EC | Academic vs. community | Academic vs CAARN staff /EC | Community vs CAARN staff/EC | |
Elements that achieved consensus in Round 1 | ||||||
• The research network has access to a network of community/local organizations | 5.00 [5] | 4.38 [4] (Range 3–5) | 5.00 [5] | 0.02* | 1.00 | 0.08 |
• The CRA must have an understanding of community organizations (e.g., capacity, culture, day-to-day life, needs) | 5.00 [5] | 4.54 [5] (Range 3–5) | 4.80 [5] (Range 4–5) | 0.05* | 0.33 | 0.56 |
• Director has been successful obtaining NIH and other research funding | 4.70 [5] (Range 3–5) | 4.00 [4] (Range 3–5) | 4.80 [5] (Range 4–5) | 0.01* | 1.00 | 0.04* |
• Community organization received financial support to compensate for time/staff that is dedicated to research related activities | 4.60 [5] (Range 3–5) | 4.08 [4] (Range 3–5) | 4.20 [4] (Range 3–5) | 0.03* | 0.45 | 0.77 |
• Academic partner has good communication skills | 4.80 [5] (Range 3–5) | 4.38 [4] (Range 4–5) | 4.40 [4] (Range 4–5) | 0.02* | 0.08 | 1.00 |
• Academic partner considers community partners as equals in the research team | 4.80 [5] (Range 3–5) | 4.31 [4] (Range 3–5) | 4.40 [5] (Range 3–5) | 0.03* | 0.50 | 0.81 |
• Academic partner is open to receive feedback | 4.80 [5] (Range 3–5) | 4.31 [4] (Range 3–5) | 4.80 [5] (Range 4–5) | 0.03* | 1.00 | 0.20 |
Elements that achieved consensus in Round 2 | ||||||
• Principal Investigator (or their Mentor on the grant, if they are junior) has been successful in obtaining grant funding | 4.22 [4] (Range 3–5) | 4.43 [5] (Range 3–5) | 5.00 [5] | 0.55 | 0.03* | 0.10 |
Elements that did not achieve consensus after Round 3 | ||||||
• The CRA provides input regarding the feasibility of the intervention and study design, implementation barriers and facilitators, and required elements for successful implementation | 3.56 [4] (Range 2–5) | 3.338 [4] (Range 3–5) | 4.60 [4] (Range 4–5) | 0.7 | 0.09 | 0.01* |
• Director should be based at an academic organization in comparison to a community organization | 3.22 [4] (Range 1–4) | 4.14 [4] (Range 3–5) | 4.50 [4.5] (Range 4–5) | 0.10 | 0.05* | 0.65 |
• Dissemination organization has experience developing leader trainings for evidence-based program | 3.22 [3] (Range 2–5) | 3.86 [4] (Range 3–5) | 5.00 [5] | 0.09 | 0.01* | 0.03* |
• Principal Investigator (or their Mentor on the grant if they are junior) has experience doing dissemination and implementation research | 3.22 [3] (Range 2–4) | 4.43 [5] (Range 3–5) | 3.50 [3.5] (Range 3–4) | 0.01* | 0.65 | 0.12 |
• CRA has experience establishing new partnerships or collaborations | 3.67 [4] (Range 2–5) | 4.71 [5] (Range 3–5) | 4.75 [5] (Range 4–5) | 0.03* | 0.09 | 1.00 |