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Assessing community (peer) researcher’s experiences with conducting spirometry and being engaged in the ‘Participatory Research in Ottawa: Management and Point-of-care for Tobacco-dependence’ (PROMPT) project

Background: The Ottawa Citizen Engagement and Action Model (OCEAM) used a Community Based Participatory Action Research (CBPAR) approach by involving the most at-risk urban population. Community (peer) researchers participated in every step of the study despite the multiple challenges.

Objective: To assess the community researchers’ training and experiences in a CBPAR project, PROMPT: Participatory Research in Ottawa: Management and Point-of-care for Tobacco Dependence…

Management and Point-of-Care for Tobacco Dependence (PROMPT): a feasibility mixed methods community-based participatory action research project in Ottawa, Canada

Objective: To determine the feasibility of a Community-Based Participatory Tobacco Dependence Strategy (PROMPT) in the inner city population of Ottawa (Canada).

Design: A feasibility mixed methods prospective cohort study following principles of community-based participatory action research.

The Ottawa Citizen Engagement and Action Model (OCEAM): A Citizen Engagement Strategy Operationalized Through The Participatory Research in Ottawa Management and Point-of-Care of Tobacco (PROMPT) Study

The PROMPT study is a community-based research project designed to understand the factors which affect smoking as well as ways to manage, reduce and quit smoking among people who use drugs in Ottawa.  There is strong medical evidence that smoking tobacco is related to more than two dozen diseases and conditions. Smoking tobacco remains the… Continue reading The Ottawa Citizen Engagement and Action Model (OCEAM): A Citizen Engagement Strategy Operationalized Through The Participatory Research in Ottawa Management and Point-of-Care of Tobacco (PROMPT) Study