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Research Engagement Survey Tool (REST)

Qualitative/Quantitative:
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  • Quantitative

Type of Instrument:
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  • Survey

Number of Items:
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32

Subscale Information:
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EP1. Focus on community perspectives and determinants of health (4)
EP2. Partner input is vital (4)
EP3. Partnership sustainability to meet goals and objectives (5)
EP4. Foster co-learning, capacity building, and co-benefit for all partners (4)
EP5. Build on strengths and resources within the community or patient population (3)
EP6. Facilitate collaborative, equitable partnerships (4)
EP7. Involve all partners in the dissemination process (3)
EP8. Build and maintain trust in the partnership (5)

Language Availability:
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  • English

Brief Description:
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The Research Engagement Survey Tool (REST) is a way to measure the level of partner involvement in a research study. It places the level of partner involvement in one of five categories, from least to most involved: (1) outreach and education, (2) consultation, (3) cooperation, (4) collaboration, or (5) partnership. Researchers can use the REST to find out how involved partners are in a study and compare their level of involvement between studies or within a study over time.

Citing Literature - Development/Original:
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Goodman, M. S., Ackermann, N., Haskell-Craig, Z., Jackson, S., Bowen, D. J., & Sanders Thompson, V. L. (2022). Construct validation of the Research Engagement Survey Tool (REST). Research involvement and engagement, 8(1), 26. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-022-00360-y. PMID: 35710531 PMCID: PMC9204858.

Goodman, M. S., Ackermann, N., Bowen, D. J., & Thompson, V. (2019). Content validation of a quantitative stakeholder engagement measure. Journal of community psychology, 47(8), 1937–1951. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22239. PMID: 31475370 PMCID: PMC7893513.

Citing Literature - Empirical Use/Application:
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Rabin, B. A., Cain, K. L., Salgin, L., Watson, P. L., Jr, Oswald, W., Kaiser, B. N., Ayers, L., Yi, C., Alegre, A., Ni, J., Reyes, A., Yu, K. E., Broyles, S. L., Tukey, R., Laurent, L. C., & Stadnick, N. A. (2023). Using ethnographic approaches to document, evaluate, and facilitate virtual community-engaged implementation research. BMC public health, 23(1), 409. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15299-2. PMID: 36855118 PMCID: PMC9974043.

Hoke, A. M., Rosen, P., Pileggi, F., Molinari, A., & Sekhar, D. L. (2023). Evaluation of a stakeholder advisory board for an adolescent mental health randomized clinical trial. Research involvement and engagement, 9(1), 17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-023-00425-6. PMID: 36978148 PMCID: PMC10044104.

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Version:
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Final

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  • Research Engagement Survey Tool (REST) 9 Item Condensed Version
  • Intended Focus

      Levels of Data Collection:
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      • Individual (Patient, Community Member)
      • Implementer
      • Organizational
      • Community
      • System

      Intended Priority Population:
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      • Community Members/Patients
      • Researcher/Evaluator
      • Clinician
      • Administrator
      • Public Health Practitioner

      Intended Priority Setting:
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      • Clinical Outpatient
      • Clinical Inpatient
      • Residential Care
      • Community Organization
      • Public Health Agency

      Policy:
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      Equity Focus:

      Yes
  • Psychometric Properties

      Scoring:
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      Yes

      Norms:
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      Responsiveness:
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      Validity:
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      • Unspecified Validity

      Reliability:
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      Not Found

      Factor Analysis:
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      Not Found
  • Pragmatic Properties

      Time to Administer:
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      Secondary Data:

      Not Found

      Cost:
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      Free

      Literacy:
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      Yes

      Interpretation:
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      No

      Training:
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      No

      Resources Required to Administer:
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      None/Low

      User Guidance:
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      • Guidance to Administer
      • Guidance to Analyze
      • Guidance to Interpret

      Obtrusiveness:
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      • Medium: Asyncronous collection of data

      Interactivity:
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      • Generative Outcome