Authors: Rebecca K. Britt, Brian C. Britt, Jenn Anderson, Nancy Fahrenwald, Shana Harming

Publication Year: 2021

Last Updated: November 2021

Journal: Health Promotion Practice

Keywords: Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Living Kidney Donation and Transplantation; Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR); Social Media Campaign

Short Abstract: In this article, the authors discuss a community-based participatory research (CBPR)-driven and culturally tailored social media campaign to promote living kidney donation and transplantation (LKDT) serving Native American communities, who are disproportionately burdened by kidney failure. The effort represents a collaboration among researchers, tribal leaders and community members, medical centers, and other stakeholders to facilitate health promotion related to LKDT among the broader Native American community. Campaign objectives were collaboratively established by the researchers and stakeholders, and the campaign approach and materials were likewise developed in consultation with the community.

Abstract: In this article, the authors discuss a community-based participatory research (CBPR)-driven and culturally tailored social media campaign to promote living kidney donation and transplantation (LKDT) serving Native American communities, who are disproportionately burdened by kidney failure. The effort represents a collaboration among researchers, tribal leaders and community members, medical centers, and other stakeholders to facilitate health promotion related to LKDT among the broader Native American community. Campaign objectives were collaboratively established by the researchers and stakeholders, and the campaign approach and materials were likewise developed in consultation with the community. The results indicated that the use of success stories about LKDT within campaign materials was a statistically significant predictors of heightened campaign engagement (p = .003, β = .223). Recommendations are offered for partnering with tribal communities and other stakeholders, as well as for building tailored health promotion strategies.

Source: Link to Original Article.

Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33267677/

Type of Resource: Peer-reviewed scientific article

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