Demystifying knowledge translation: learning from the community

Bowen, Sarah; Martens, Patricia J.

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“…Across these models is a common underlying need for sustained partnerships based on the "two-communities" theory [7], which suggests that researchers and users of research (policymakers, managers, practitioners) come from distinct worlds with different cultures, values, timelines, goals and rewards [8]. IKT, or close interactions involving the researcher and research user during knowledge generation and application, is positioned as the bridge across these two worlds [1], leading to: research questions that are more practice or policy relevant; findings that are easier to adapt because they meet a knowledge-practice gap; the creation of a ready audience for implementation strategies; and an increased understanding of each other's roles (and worlds) [2,[9][10][11][12].…”

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A critical second look at integrated knowledge translation

2013

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Integrated knowledge translation (IKT) requires active collaboration between researchers and the ultimate users of knowledge throughout a research process, and is being aggressively positioned as an essential strategy to address the problem of underutilization of research-derived knowledge. The purpose of this commentary is to assist potential "knowledge users", particularly those working in policy or service settings, by highlighting some of the more nuanced benefits of the IKT model, as well as some of its potential costs. Actionable outcomes may not be immediately (or ever) forthcoming, but the process of collaboration can result in group-level identity transformation that permits access to different professional perspectives as well as, we suggest, added organizational and social value. As well, the IKT approach provides space for the re-balancing of what is considered "expertise". We offer this paper to help practitioners, administrators and policymakers more realistically assess the potential benefits and costs of engaging in IKT-oriented research.3

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A critical second look at integrated knowledge translation

2013

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“…Patient engagement initiatives can also result in higher quality research, for example through a decrease in attrition. Finally, patient engagement can guide the communication of findings to the public, which in turn helps to build trust in the research establishment and facilitates future research participation [10,11].…”

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When Patient Engagement and Research Ethics Collide: Lessons from a Dementia Forum

Robillard

Feng

2017

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Abstract. The importance of patient engagement in research has been gaining recognition since the turn of the 21st century. However, little is known about the perspectives of people with dementia on the process of discovery. To fill this gap and to inform priorities in patient engagement in the context of dementia research, the Clinic for Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders at the University of British Columbia hosted an interactive session for members of the patient community and of the general public to share their views on various ethical aspects of the research process. Results from the session indicate that several current research ethics policies and norms in dementia research are not in line with participants' preferences. Here we discuss the importance of bridging the gap between researchers and patients and call for reforms in current standards of dementia research.

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“…23 A second Canadian example is the Need to Know project funded by the CIHR. 24 A notable example in the USA has been the Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) of the US Veterans Administration. 25 These policy interventions represent examples of system-level KT interventions, where an environment is created to support the production and application of health-care evidence in influencing policy and practice.…”

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“…CQRS); 23 the need to build relationships between groups to support KT (e.g. Need to Know); 24 and the long time scales needed to show health benefit (QUERI). 25 Even the benefits of the network form itself are open to question.…”

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Networked innovation in the health sector: comparative qualitative study of the role of Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care in translating research into practice

Scarbrough

D'Andreta

Evans

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Health Services and Delivery Research

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BackgroundCollaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRCs) were an initiative of the National Institute for Health Research in response to a new research and development strategy in the NHS: ‘Best Research for Best Health’. They were designed to address the ‘second gap in translation’ identified by the Cooksey review; namely, the need to improve health care in the UK by translating clinical research into practice more effectively. Nine CLAHRCs, each encompassing a university in partnership with local NHS bodies, were funded over the period 2008–13.AimsThe aim of this report is to provide an independent and theory-based evaluation of CLAHRCs as a new form of networked innovation in the health sector. This evaluation is based on an intensive research study involving three CLAHRCs in the UK and three international organisations (one in the USA and two in Canada). This study was carried out over two overlapping time phases so as to capture changes in the CLAHRCs over time. Networked innovation in the health sector is conceptualised as involving the translation of knowledge via informal social networks.MethodsA mix of research methods was used to help ensure the validity and generalisability of the study. These methods addressed the development of each CLAHRC over time, over multiple levels of analysis, and with particular reference to the translation of knowledge across the groups involved, and the quality of the informal underpinning network ties that supported such translation. Research methods, therefore, included a qualitative enquiry based on case studies and case analysis, cognitive mapping methods, and social network analysis.FindingsThrough our study, we found that each one of our samples of CLAHRCs appropriated the CLAHRC idea in a particular way, depending on their different interpretations or ‘visions’ of the CLAHRC’s role in knowledge translation (KT), and different operating models of how such visions could be achieved. These helped to shape the development of social networks (centralised vs. decentralised) and each CLAHRC’s approach to KT activity (‘bridging’ vs. ‘blurring’ the boundaries between professional groups). Through a comparative analysis, we develop an analytical model of the resultant capabilities which each case, including our international sites, developed for undertaking innovation, encompassing a combination of both ‘integrative capability’ (the ability to move back and forth between scientific evidence and practical application) and ‘relational capability’ (the ability of groups and organisations to work together). This extends previous models of KT by highlighting the effects of leadership and management, and the emergence of social network structures. We further highlight the implications of this analysis for policy and practice by discussing how network structures and boundary-spanning roles and activities can be tailored to different KT objectives.ConclusionsDifferent interpretations and enactments of the CLAHRC mission ultimately led to differing capabilities for KT among our studied initiatives. Further research could usefully explore how these different capabilities are produced, and how they may be more or less appropriate for particular national health-care settings, with a view to improving the design blueprint for future KT initiatives.FundingThe National Institute for Health Research Health Services and Delivery Research programme.

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Demystifying knowledge translation: learning from the community

Cited by 158 publications

References 19 publications

A critical second look at integrated knowledge translation

A critical second look at integrated knowledge translation

When Patient Engagement and Research Ethics Collide: Lessons from a Dementia Forum

Networked innovation in the health sector: comparative qualitative study of the role of Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care in translating research into practice

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