BACKGROUND Numerous conceptual frameworks have been developed to understand how community-based participatory research (CBPR) partnerships function, and multiple measurement approaches have been designed to evaluate them. However, most measures are not validated, and have focused on new partnerships. To define and assess the meaning of success in long-standing CBPR partnerships, we are conducting a CBPR study, Measurement Approaches to Partnership Success (MAPS). In this article we describe the theoretical underpinnings and methodological approaches used. OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study are to 1) develop a questionnaire to evaluate success in long-standing CBPR partnerships, 2) test the psychometric qualities of the questionnaire, 3) assess the relationships between key variables and refine the questionnaire and theoretical model, and 4) develop mechanisms and a feedback tool to apply partnership evaluation findings. METHODS Methodological approaches have included: engaged a community-academic national Expert Panel; conducted key informant interviews with Expert Panel; conducted a scoping literature review; conducted a Delphi process with the Expert Panel; and revised the measurement instrument. Additional methods include: conduct cognitive interviews and pilot testing; revise and test final version of the questionnaire with long-standing CBPR partnerships; examine the reliability and validity; analyze the relationship among variables in the framework; revise the framework; and develop a feedback mechanism for sharing partnership evaluation results. CONCLUSIONS Through the application of a theoretical model and multiple methodological approaches, the MAPS study will result in a validated measurement instrument and will develop procedures for effectively feeding back evaluation findings in order to strengthen authentic partnerships to achieve health equity.

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伙伴关系成功的衡量方法：基于长期社区参与型研究伙伴关系衡量成功的理论和方法。

背景技术已经开发出许多概念框架来理解基于社区的参与性研究（CBPR）伙伴关系如何运作，并且已经设计了多种评估方法来对其进行评估。但是，大多数措施尚未得到验证，而是集中于新的合作伙伴关系。为了定义和评估长期CBPR伙伴关系中成功的意义，我们正在进行一项CBPR研究，即伙伴关系成功的度量方法（MAPS）。在本文中，我们描述了所使用的理论基础和方法论方法。目标这项研究的目的是：1）制定问卷以评估在长期的CBPR合作伙伴关系中的成功； 2）测试问卷的心理计量质量； 3）评估关键变量之间的关系以及完善问卷和理论模型；和4）开发机制和反馈工具以应用伙伴关系评估结果。方法方法论方法包括：聘请社区学术国家专家小组；与专家小组进行了关键的线人访谈；进行范围界定的文献审查；与专家小组进行了Delphi程序；并修改了测量仪器。其他方法包括：进行认知访谈和试点测试；与CBPR长期合作伙伴修订和测试问卷的最终版本；检查可靠性和有效性；分析框架中变量之间的关系；修改框架；建立共享合作伙伴评估结果的反馈机制。结论通过理论模型和多种方法论方法的应用，