Educating the Public About Research Funded by the National Institutes of Health Using a Partnership Between an Academic Medical Center and Community-based Science Museum
Educating the Public About Research Funded by the National Institutes of Health Using a Partnership Between an Academic Medical Center and Community-based Science Museum
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DOI：
10.1007/s10900-009-9150-z
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发表时间：
2009-08-01
影响因子：
5.9
通讯作者：
Cameron, William E.
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作者：
Carney, Patricia A.;Bunce, Arwen;Cameron, William E.
NIH路线图的目标之一是，促进旨在提高公众对生物医学和行为科学的理解的研究，并制定战略，促进科学家和社区之间的合作，以改善公众的健康。在这里，我们报告俄勒冈健康与科学大学(OHSU)和俄勒冈科学与工业博物馆(OMSI)合作的影响，该合作旨在让公众了解俄勒冈州正在进行的健康研究，这项研究与BodyWorlds3为期17周的巡回展览有关。措施包括公众对健康知识、态度、预期健康行为的了解，以及在与OHSU专家/志愿者互动中的访客体验，这些都是通过口头进行的出境调查收集的。分析中包括了953份调查。在认为健康行为改变与他们相关的人中，67.4%(n=133)的吸烟者打算改变他们的吸烟行为，58.6%(677人)打算改变他们的饮食习惯，60.3%(667人)打算改变他们的锻炼习惯，47%(448人)打算改变他们的牙齿护理习惯。其中46%的人参观了OHSU研究展品(n=437)，并对展览如何改变了他们对参与卫生研究的理解和开放程度做出了回应。超过85%的人对OHSU的NIH研究有了很大的了解，58%的人报告说他们愿意参与OHSU未来的研究。总而言之，学术机构和社区博物馆之间的研究伙伴关系似乎是向公众宣传研究的可行方式，激发他们作为未来参与者的兴趣，并可能影响他们改善健康行为的意图。
The NIH roadmap has among its goals, to promote studies designed to improve public understanding of biomedical and behavioral science, and to develop strategies for promoting collaborations between scientists and communities toward improving the public's health. Here, we report findings on the impact of a partnership between the Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) and the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) designed to inform the public about health research being conducted in Oregon, which was linked to a 17-week traveling exhibition of BodyWorlds3. Measures included the public's understanding of health knowledge, attitudes, intended health behaviors, and visitor experience in their interactions with OHSU experts/volunteers, which were collected using exit surveys administered verbally. Nine hundred fifty-three surveys were included in analyses. Among those who felt that health behavior change was relevant to them, 67.4% of smokers (n = 133) intended to change their smoking behavior, 58.6% (of 677) intended to change their eating habits, 60.3% (of 667) intended to change their exercise routine, and 47% (of 448) intended to change their dental care habits. Forty-six percent of these visited the OHSU research exhibits (n = 437), and responded to how the exhibit changed their understanding about and openness to participate in health research. Greater than 85% had a much improved understanding of NIH research at OHSU and > 58% reported they would be willing to participate in future research studies at OHSU. In conclusion, research partnerships between academic institutions and community-based museums appear to be viable ways to inform the public about research, stimulate their interest as future participants, and possibly influence their intention to improve health behaviors.