Using Social Network Analysis to Assess Mentorship and Collaboration in a Public Health Network.
Using Social Network Analysis to Assess Mentorship and Collaboration in a Public Health Network.
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DOI：
10.5888/pcd12.150103
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发表时间：
2015-08-20
影响因子：
5.5
通讯作者：
Anderson LA
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作者：
Petrescu-Prahova M;Belza B;Leith K;Allen P;Coe NB;Anderson LA
解决慢性疾病负担需要建立协作网络，以促进系统性变革和利益攸关方的参与。尽管存在许多这样的网络，但很少使用考虑其复杂性的工具对其进行评估。这项研究使用社会网络分析(SNA)研究了健康老龄化研究网络(HAN)成员之间的导师关系和协作关系的结构。我们邀请了97名汉族成员和合作伙伴完成了一项在线社交网络调查，其中包括关于前12个月汉族特有的指导和合作的封闭式问题。通过检查网络在6种产品上的活动来衡量协作：已发表的文章、进行中的手稿、拨款申请、工具、研究项目和演示文稿。我们计算了密度、组件数量和集中度等网络级别指标，以评估网络的凝聚力。63名受访者完成了调查(回复率为65%)。包括与非受访者合作的信息在内的回复表明，74%的汉族成员是通过导师关系联系起来的，所有97名成员都是通过至少一种形式的合作联系起来的。在汉族成员组织内部和边界之间都存在着导师关系和合作关系。公共卫生合作网络的国民账户体系提供了对由于参与网络活动而形成的关系结构的了解。这种方法可以为成员和资助者提供一种评估这种网络的影响的方法，而不仅仅是在个人一级衡量产品和参与程度。
Addressing chronic disease burden requires the creation of collaborative networks to promote systemic changes and engage stakeholders. Although many such networks exist, they are rarely assessed with tools that account for their complexity. This study examined the structure of mentorship and collaboration relationships among members of the Healthy Aging Research Network (HAN) using social network analysis (SNA). We invited 97 HAN members and partners to complete an online social network survey that included closed-ended questions about HAN-specific mentorship and collaboration during the previous 12 months. Collaboration was measured by examining the activity of the network on 6 types of products: published articles, in-progress manuscripts, grant applications, tools, research projects, and presentations. We computed network-level measures such as density, number of components, and centralization to assess the cohesiveness of the network. Sixty-three respondents completed the survey (response rate, 65%). Responses, which included information about collaboration with nonrespondents, suggested that 74% of HAN members were connected through mentorship ties and that all 97 members were connected through at least one form of collaboration. Mentorship and collaboration ties were present both within and across boundaries of HAN member organizations. SNA of public health collaborative networks provides understanding about the structure of relationships that are formed as a result of participation in network activities. This approach may offer members and funders a way to assess the impact of such networks that goes beyond simply measuring products and participation at the individual level.