The DEPICT model for participatory qualitative health promotion research analysis piloted in Canada, Zambia and South Africa

Health Promot Int. 2015 Sep;30(3):616-24. doi: 10.1093/heapro/dat093. Epub 2014 Jan 12.

Abstract

Health promotion researchers are increasingly conducting Community-Based Participatory Research in an effort to reduce health disparities. Despite efforts towards greater inclusion, research teams continue to regularly exclude diverse representation from data analysis efforts. The DEPICT model for collaborative qualitative analysis is a democratic approach to enhancing rigour through inclusion of diverse stakeholders. It is broken down into six sequential steps. Strong leadership, coordination and facilitation skills are needed; however, the process is flexible enough to adapt to most environments and varying levels of expertise. Including diverse stakeholders on an analysis team can enrich data analysis and provide more nuanced understandings of complicated health problems.

Keywords: collaborative; community-based participatory research; methods; qualitative research.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Canada
  • Community-Based Participatory Research / organization & administration*
  • Health Promotion / organization & administration*
  • Humans
  • Leadership
  • Qualitative Research*
  • Research Design*
  • South Africa
  • Translational Research, Biomedical
  • Zambia