Communications strategies to broaden the reach of tobacco use research: Examples from the Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Centers

IntroductionGlobal health research involves disciplines within and beyond the health sciences. A cross-disciplinary collaborative research approach enables an interchange of knowledge and experience and stimulates innovative responses to complex health challenges. However, there is little robust evidence to guide the design and implementation of cross-disciplinary research in global health, hampering effective collective action. This review synthesised evidence on practical actions for fostering cross-disciplinary research to provide guidance on the design and implementation of research in global health.MethodsWe searched five electronic databases using key words. The search included original research and research notes articles in English. We used a framework adapted from the socio-ecological model and thematic synthesis for data analysis.ResultsThirty-six original research and 27 research notes articles were included in the review. These were predominantly from high-income countries and indicated that practical actions on fostering cross-disciplinary research are closely linked to leadership and teamwork which should be planned and implemented at research team and institutional levels. The publications also indicated that individual qualities such as being receptive to new ideas and funders’ power and influence have practical implications for conducting cross-disciplinary research. Practical actions that individuals, research team leaders, academic institutions and funders can undertake to foster cross-disciplinary research were identified.ConclusionOur review found evidence from high-income countries, not low-and-middle-income countries, about practices that can improve cross-disciplinary research in global health. Critical knowledge gaps exist around how leadership and teamwork processes can better integrate expertise from different disciplines to make cross-disciplinary research more effective.

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Practical actions for fostering cross-disciplinary global health research: lessons from a narrative literature review

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“…A total of 8 KDIs were performed in health settings (Amsallem et al, 2007;Colantonio et al, 2008;Dobbins et al, 2009;Gross & Lowe, 2009;Hartling et al, 2010;Kirshbaum, 2008;Russell et al, 2010;Stiell et al, 2010), 5 in community settings (including theater spaces; Allender et al, 2011;Hundt et al, 2011;Redwood et al, 2010;Smith et al, 2011;Stuttaford et al, 2006), 3 in virtual locations, via the Internet (Ginsburg et al, 2007;Grad et al, 2008;Tanna et al, 2011), and 2 in universities or research centers (Kobus et al, 2007;Wilkinson et al, 2009). The location of one intervention was not specified in the article reporting on it (Mason, 2008).…”

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“…Other authors remain more general and rather suggest that the message be tailored to the specific audience targeted, notwithstanding if this audience relates to a clinical, research, community, or government setting (Brachaniec et al, 2009;Fattal & Lehoux, 2008;Kahn, 2009;Kobus et al, 2007;Lomas, 1993;Tetroe et al, 2008;Wilson et al, 2010).…”

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“…Fourth, a few authors identify the communication channels by which dissemination takes place. They refer either to tools such as scientific conferences and scientific journals (Brachaniec et al, 2009; KUSP, 2011; Tetroe et al, 2008) or to channels that go beyond those traditional means, and that are more appropriate to the target audience, although they do not identify them specifically (Brachaniec et al, 2009; IHE, 2008; Kobus, Mermelstein, & Ponkshe, 2007; Rabin et al, 2008; Tetroe et al, 2008).…”

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“…Finally, some definitions limit dissemination to specific audiences, such as individuals in clinical settings (Cronenwett, 1995; Montgomery et al, 2001), end-users who have the capacity to utilize the knowledge in their practice (Knott & Wildavsky, 1980; Scott et al, 2007; Wilson et al, 2010), or to an audience that the researchers want to influence (IHE, 2008). Other authors remain more general and rather suggest that the message be tailored to the specific audience targeted, notwithstanding if this audience relates to a clinical, research, community, or government setting (Brachaniec et al, 2009; Fattal & Lehoux, 2008; Kahn, 2009; Kobus et al, 2007; Lomas, 1993; Tetroe et al, 2008; Wilson et al, 2010).…”

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A transdisciplinary approach to protocol development for tobacco control research: a case study

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