J Comp Eff Res. 2014 Nov;3(6):667-75. doi: 10.2217/cer.14.66.

Evaluating collaborations in comparative effectiveness research: opportunities and challenges for social network analysis.

Journal of comparative effectiveness research

Joseph S Zickafoose, Laura D Kimmey, Amber Tomas, Dominick Esposito, Eugene Rich

PMID: 25494573 DOI: 10.2217/cer.14.66

Abstract

Multidisciplinary, multi-institutional collaboration has become a key feature of comparative effectiveness research (CER), and CER funders have made promotion of these types of collaboration an implicit, and sometimes explicit, goal of funding. An important challenge in evaluating CER programs is understanding if and how different forms of collaboration are associated with successful CER projects. This article explores the potential use of social network analysis to address research questions about the associations between collaboration and the success of CER projects.

Keywords: collaboration; multidisciplinary; network theory; social network analysis

MeSH terms

• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
• Comparative Effectiveness Research / economics
• Comparative Effectiveness Research / organization & administration
• Cooperative Behavior
• Financing, Government
• Goals
• Interprofessional Relations*
• Research Design
• Research Support as Topic / economics
• Social Support
• United States

Publication Types

• Journal Article