Using Culturally Competent Community-Based Participatory Research With Older Diabetic Chinese Americans

Lessons Learned

Bibliographic Data

ID19463307
AuthorsMing Fang Wang-Letzkus (California State University, Los Angeles, CA, USA), Ming Wang-Letzkus (California State University Los Angeles), Gail Washington (California State University, Los Angeles, CA, USA), Evelyn Ruiz Calvillo (California State University Los Angeles), Nancy Anderson (University of California, Los Angeles), Nancy L R Anderson (University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA)
Year2012
Volume23
Issue3
Pages255-261
Publication date2012-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Transcultural Nursing (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1043-6596 • E-ISSN: 1552-7832
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1043659612441021
PMID22491300
OpenAlexW2020804104
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited22

The purpose of this article is to share culturally competent strategies and lessons learned from a study that used a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach with older adult diabetic Chinese Americans. This approach was essential to gain insight into the health beliefs, attitudes, and practices of selected communities. The vulnerable population conceptual model (VPCM) provided a framework for the study. The CBPR, a collaborative research approach, and the VPCM provided the basis for the development of culturally competent research strategies. Strategies and lessons learned to be particularly effective for this CBPR study included (a) developing an in-depth understanding of the community ethnic culture; (b) developing mutual respect and trust with community members and study participants; (c) appreciating and praising community partners’ knowledge, expertise, and experiences; (d) developing a sense of ownership by incorporating their needs, ideas, suggestions, and opinions and empowering study participants to make decisions concerning the study approach and wording; (e) soliciting participant feedback and clarification of study results and involving them in disseminating the study findings to their community; and (f) having fun with them and encouraging them to have fun

Citizen journalism · Community-based participatory research · Conceptual framework · Cultural competence · Culturally appropriate · Culturally sensitive · Ethnic group · Health equity · Medical education · Participatory action research · Pedagogy · Political science · Public health · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Cultural Competency in Health Care · Diabetes Management and Education · Health Policy Implementation Science · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology

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