Integrating community-based participatory research and informatics approaches to improve the engagement and health of underserved populations

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 60-73

  Unertl, Kim M ^a   Schaefbauer, Chris L ^b   Campbell, Terrance R ^c   Senteio, Charles ^d   Siek, Katie A ^e   Bakken, Suzanne ^f   Veinot, Tiffany C ^d  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UCB 450   (United States)

^c YOUR Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based participatory research; MHealth; Patient empowerment; Patient centered care; Research design

Indexed keywords

CASE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION SCIENCE; INTERNAL VALIDITY; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PUBLICATION; SCIENTIST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84959472185     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: 1527974X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocv094     Document Type: Article

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