Community-Based Participatory Research and Smoking Cessation Interventions: A Review of the Evidence

• Published in: The Nursing clinics of North America Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 81 - 96
• Main Authors: Andrews, Jeannette O., Newman, Susan D., Heath, Janie, Williams, Lovoria B., Tingen, Martha S.
• Format: Journal Article Magazine Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01-03-2012; W.B. Saunders Company/CLS
• Subjects: Action research; Adolescent; Adult; Behavior modification; Cessation; Community based action research; Community health care; Community participation; Community-based participatory research; Community-Based Participatory Research - methods; Community-Based Participatory Research - organization & administration; Humans; Interventions; Participatory research; Research Design; Research methods; Smoking; Smoking cessation; Smoking Cessation - methods; Tobacco cessation; Vulnerable Populations; United States > US; Community-based participatory research; Smoking cessation; Participatory research; Tobacco cessation; Action research
• ISSN: 0029-6465; 1558-1357
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cnur.2011.10.013

This article reviews the evidence of the use of community-based participatory research (CBPR) and smoking cessation interventions. An overview of CBPR is provided, along with a description of the search methods and quality scoring. Research questions are explored to determine if CBPR improves the quality of research methods and community involvement in cessation intervention studies and cessation outcomes when using CBPR approaches. Results of the review are provided along with a comprehensive table summarizing all the included studies. Strengths and challenges of the CBPR approach are presented with recommendations for future research.