CPWR R2P Concept Mapping Report

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• Personal Author:
  Betit, Eileen P. ; Bunting, Jessica ; Mazzucca, Stephanie ; Tabak, Rachel
• Description:
  Concept mapping is a participatory approach to organizing ideas using a mixed methods (i.e., combining qualitative and quantitative data) approach (Kane & Trochim, 2007; Rosas & Kane, 2012), which is rooted in cognitive anthropology and builds on applied qualitative research methods, e.g., free lists, pile sorts, multidimensional scaling, and cluster analysis (d'Andrade 1995; Weller & Romney, 1988). This methodology engages diverse stakeholders in a multistep process to generate ideas, organize them into distinct categories, and rate them according to a set of criteria, for example how feasible or important is each idea (Rosas & Kane, 2012). Once participants organize ideas into different groupings, these related concepts are clustered visually (concept maps) and statistically (Rosas & Kane, 2012). Concept mapping for this project was conducted online using the Concept Systems Global Max platform ( https://conceptsystemsglobal.com/index.php). This tool allows the methodology to be used to engage with a geographically diverse group of stakeholders. Key steps in the concept mapping process include: (1) generating statements; (2) sorting statements and developing the concept maps (i.e., visual representation of the statements); and (3) rating and prioritizing statements and clusters. The concept maps produced at the end of the process are particularly powerful because they are easily interpreted, visual representations of the collective thoughts of a larger group. Concept maps have been used for a variety of purposes throughout different stages of planning, implementing, and evaluating projects. For example, this process has been used to outline the training objectives of a masters of public health program (Chastonay et al, 1999) and those of dissemination and implementation science practitioners and researchers (Tabak et al, 2017). The methodology has also been used to identify community strategies to support physical activity (Brennan et al, 2012; Kelly et al, 2007), and to develop research agendas in physical activity promotion (Brownson et al, 2008) and in the sustainability of evidence-based healthcare (Proctor et al, 2008). Particularly relevant for the r2p objectives, concept mapping has been used for program planning (Kane & Trochim, 2007), for example, in a statewide health improvement initiative (Trochim et al, 2004) and to develop a logic model for health promotion (Anderson et al, 2006). Concept mapping has the potential to be used in several ways to advance occupational safety and health, including identifying and prioritizing training needs for a particular hazard, identifying emerging hazards and stakeholder concerns, and prioritizing research needs and dissemination strategies. For this project, concept mapping was used to understand researchers' and practitioners' perspectives on the best ways to find out whether evidence-based safer tools, work practices, and other resources are being used on construction jobsites. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Hazardous Substances Health Promotion Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Construction industry; Construction workers; Injury prevention; Research to Practice initiative; r2p; Health promotion; Information dissemination; Hazard communication
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Missouri ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  21 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057925
• Citation:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2019 Apr; :1-18
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  CPWR R2P concept mapping report
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c74e6d48abbe1dccab13b3bc15c3c56294deffc2e1d4380b7e5115141814d5b61f09ffa9f8e76f27534de345b5ef38acf59419d84818c2a523abf438f8dbe2c2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/231545/cdc_231545_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 889.79 KB ]