Engaging Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller Communities in Research: Maximizing Opportunities and Overcoming Challenges

作者：Louise Condon, Helen E Bedford, Lana Ireland, Susan Kerr, Julie A. Mytton, Zoe Richardson, Cath Jackson · 发表于：Qualitative Health Research · 年份：2019 · DOI：10.1177/1049732318813558 · 被引用次数：92 · 研究领域：Romani and Gypsy Studies、Global Cancer Incidence and Screening、Chronic Disease Management Strategies

Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller people are marginalized worldwide and experience severe health inequalities, even in comparison to other ethnic minority groups. While diverse and hard to categorize, these communities are highly cohesive and members have a strong sense of identity as a group apart from the majority population. Researchers commonly experience challenges in accessing, recruiting, and retaining research participants from these communities, linked to their outsider status, insular nature, and history of discrimination. In this article, the challenges and the opportunities of engaging Gypsies, Roma, and Travellers in a multicenter qualitative research project are discussed. The management of public involvement and community engagement in this U.K.-based project provides insights into conducting research effectively with ethnically and linguistically diverse communities, often considered to be "hard to reach."