PO.SHP01.02 · 科学与健康政策
吸引社区参与癌症研究：CaRE 2 健康中心 2025 年社区科学家大使项目的成果
Engaging communities in cancer research: Outcomes from the CaRE 2 health center's 2025 community scientist ambassador program
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背景：社区与科学家之间的协作关系对于确保癌症研究的包容性和相关性至关重要。佛罗里达-加利福尼亚癌症研究、教育与参与（CaRE 2）健康中心设立了社区科学家研究大使（CSRA）项目，以培训社区成员了解癌症研究。该项目现已进入第八年，旨在增加关于癌症和正在进行研究的知识，提高社区研究参与的信心，并扩展社区成员与研究人员之间的双向沟通，以促进对癌症研究的充分参与。招募主要通过社区组织、CaRE 2 登记处和个人网络进行。
方法：CSRA 项目采用混合学习模式在十周内实施，包括 90% 的虚拟课程和一次现场实验室体验。课程涵盖癌症健康差异、健康的社会决定因素、政策、伦理、基因组学和社区参与式研究等主题。所有材料和课程均以英语和西班牙语提供，并配有人工口译。参与者完成项目前后调查以评估其知识、自我效能和满意度，并完成一个个人项目。使用 Wilcoxon 符号秩检验进行描述性和推断性分析。
结果：在 2025 年的 21 名参与者中，85.7% 为女性，93.3% 认定为黑人/非裔美国人，35.0% 认定为西班牙裔/拉丁裔。大多数参与者（66.7%）拥有大学或更高学历。癌症知识分数在项目结束时显著提高（项目前平均正确比例 0.73 ± 0.08 对比项目后 0.81 ± 0.09；p=0.001），表明对癌症研究概念的理解更高。自我效能分数也有所改善（项目前平均 4.39 ± 0.69 对比项目后 4.75 ± 0.45；p=0.032），反映出与他人分享癌症研究信息和参与倡导的信心增强。参与者满意度普遍很高（平均满意度分数 4.91 ± 0.20；评价分数 4.79 ± 0.31），几乎所有受访者都肯定他们获得了新知识、提升了支持技能，并打算与其社区中的其他人分享信息。
结论：CaRE 2 社区科学家研究大使项目有效地提升了完成该项目的社区成员的癌症研究素养和自我效能。CSRA 项目响应社区需求，培育社区能力，加强与科学家的沟通，并促进对癌症研究的参与。维持和扩大该项目可通过弥合社区参与大使与科学事业之间的差距来推进癌症研究。
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Background: Collaborative relationships between communities and scientists are essential for ensuring inclusivity and relevance in cancer research. The Florida-California Cancer Research, Education, and Engagement (CaRE 2 ) Health Center established the Community Scientist Research Ambassador (CSRA) Program to train community members to become informed about cancer research. The program, now in its eight years, aims to increase knowledge about cancer and ongoing research, improve confidence in community research engagement, and expand two-way communication between community members and researchers to promote full participation in cancer studies. Recruitment occurs primarily through community organizations, the CaRE 2 registry, and personal networks.
Methods: The CSRA program is implemented over ten weeks using a hybrid learning model that includes 90% virtual sessions and one in-person laboratory experience. The curriculum addresses topics such as cancer health differences, social determinants of health, policy, ethics, genomics, and community-based participatory research. All materials and sessions are available in English and Spanish with human interpreters. Participants complete pre- and post-program surveys to assess their knowledge, self-efficacy, and satisfaction, and complete an individual project. Descriptive and inferential analyses were conducted using Wilcoxon signed-rank tests.
Results: Of the 21 participants in 2025, 85.7% were female, 93.3% identified as Black/African American, and 35.0% identified as Hispanic/Latino. Most participants (66.7%) held a university degree or higher. Cancer knowledge scores significantly increased by program end (mean proportion correct 0.73 ± 0.08 pre-program vs. 0.81 ± 0.09 post-program; p=0.001), indicating higher understanding of cancer research concepts. Self-efficacy scores also improved (mean 4.39 ± 0.69 pre vs. 4.75 ± 0.45 post; p=0.032), reflecting increased confidence to share cancer research information with others and engage in advocacy. Participant satisfaction was uniformly high (mean satisfaction score 4.91 ± 0.20; evaluation score 4.79 ± 0.31), with nearly all respondents affirming that they gained new knowledge, improved their support skills, and intended to share information with others in their communities.
Conclusions: The CaRE 2 Community Scientist Research Ambassador Program effectively enhanced cancer research literacy and self-efficacy among community members completing the program. The CSRA program is responsive to community needs, fosters community capacity, strengthens communication with scientists, and promotes participation in cancer research. Sustaining and scaling this program advance cancer research by bridging gaps between community engaged ambassadors and the scientific enterprise.
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C. Aristizabal, None.