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Another objective was to use findings to generate considerations for engaging staff in research across different phases of implementation research.</jats:p>\n\t  </jats:sec>\n\t  <jats:sec id=\"S2059866125000299_as2\">\n\t    <jats:title>Methods:</jats:title>\n\t    <jats:p>This qualitative focus group and consensus building study involved researchers affiliated with the National Cancer Institute Implementation Science Centers in Cancer Control program and nine Community Health Centers (CHCs) in Massachusetts. Six focus groups (n = 3 with CHC staff; <jats:italic>n</jats:italic> = 3 with researchers) assessed barriers and facilitators to staff participation in implementation research. During consensus discussions, we used findings to develop considerations for engaging staff as participants and partners throughout phases of implementation research.</jats:p>\n\t  </jats:sec>\n\t  <jats:sec id=\"S2059866125000299_as3\">\n\t    <jats:title>Results:</jats:title>\n\t    <jats:p>Sixteen researchers and 14 staff participated in separate focus groups; nine researchers and seven staff participated in separate consensus discussions. Themes emerged across participant groups in three domains: (1) influences on research participation; (2) research burdens and benefits; and (3) ways to facilitate staff participation in research. 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