334 Human-centered design research: A Blueprint for community engagement

Abstract

Objectives/Goals: Now in its 10th year, Research Jam, Indiana CTSI’s Patient Engagement Core, has proven to be an effective approach to patient engagement, foregoing generalized CABs for study-specific groups, personally invested in the research. Here we share our methods to benefit CTSAs seeking deeper engagement. Methods/Study Population: Research Jam is unique from patient engagement efforts in other CTSAs in almost every aspect. The composition and background of our team, the methodology to our practice and often our outcomes. This poster will use 10 years of projects, publications, and participant evaluations to explore our approach both quantitatively and qualitatively to see how it has contributed to the Indiana CTSI’s commitment to community engagement. Results/Anticipated Results: We will present quantitative data from 10 years of participant evaluations illustrating that Research Jams are received positively by those that attend, and qualitative analysis of the evaluations around themes of feeling heard, valued, and integral in research. By finding themes in evaluations across 10 years of studies, with different topics, different population types, and different investigators, we can speculate on what aspects of our approach appeal to the community, contribute to their positivity toward research and researchers, and could be reproducible in other CTSAs. Discussion/Significance of Impact: We use “blueprint” instead of “toolkit” when describing our process, as we hope others can see this not as a tool to fix a problem, but a plan to be iterated on in agreement with the community that will benefit from it. The relationships researchers need to build with communities are not cookie cutter neighborhoods, but rich, colorful and vibrant ones.