Community-based participatory research: a collaborative study to measure capabilities towards recovery in mental health community organizations

• Main Authors: Maria F. Jorge-Monteiro, Beatrice Sacchetto, Rita Aguiar, José Ornelas
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: PsychOpen
• Series: Psychology, Community & Health
• Subjects: participatory community research; mental health organizations; qualitative methods
• Online Access: http://pch.psychopen.eu/article/view/5/3

Objective: The purpose of this article is to offer a theoretical review on community based research, namely about collaborative processes and qualitative participatory methodologies, and to present an application of this framework to the research design. Method: It is provided a review on community-based research methodology, university-community partnerships, and is described the qualitative participatory methodology used in one collaborative study. Conclusion: following the partnership guidelines for collaborative community-university research, we highlight the participatory and qualitative process that intended to develop a measure of user’s capability gains fostered by mental health community based organizations.