Impact of Participatory Health Research: A Test of the Community-Based Participatory Research Conceptual Model

Table 1

Descriptive information for constructs.

Latent variable	Definition	Included items or scales	M	SD	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
(1) Partnership capacity	Project has resources to achieve its aim	Partnership capacity	4.34	.38	1.0
(2) Final approval	Who approved the project on behalf of the community	Final approval (tribal govt./health board or other)	.24	.43	.02	1.0
(3) Control of resources	Whether resources were controlled by community, academic, or both	In-kind, financial, and hiring	2.02	1.00	.11	−.12	1.0
(4) % of resources to community	The percentage of overall financial resources that went to the community	Percent of resources to community	36.08	25.67	−.08	.24	.03	1.0
(5) Partnership structural values	Principles, values, and people for organizing the partnership	Partnership values, alignment with CBPR principles—partner focus, bridging social capital	13.05	1.24	.73	−.07	.10	−.16	1.0
(6) Relationships	Nature and quality of the interaction among the partners	Leadership, resource management, participatory decision-making, trust, respect, participation, cooperation	24.11	2.60	.59	−.09	.15	−.12	.78	1.0
(7) Community involvement in research	Extent to which community members are involved in research	Background research, data collection, data analysis & dissemination	6.57	1.24	.14	−.07	.41	.22	.21	.22	1.0
(8) Synergy	Ability to work effectively	Partnership synergy	4.45	.49	.61	.04	.15	−.01	.75	.82	.29	1.0
(9) Intermediate	Intermediate outcomes	Agency capacity building, personal capacity building, and sustainability	10.83	1.74	.52	−.05	.24	.05	.61	.56	.34	.59	1.0
(10) Distal	Long-range outcomes	Community transformation, community health improvement	6.41	1.41	.42	.01	.24	.09	.47	.38	.20	.43	.59

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