Knowledge translation to fitness trainers: A systematic review

Stacey, Dawn; Hopkins, M. L.; Adamo, Kristi B.; Shorr, Risa; Prud’homme, Denis

doi:10.1186/1748-5908-5-28

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“…In this study, it was reported that personal fitness trainers who did not graduate with a bachelor's degree in exercise science scored 31% less on this objective measure than those personal fitness trainers holding a bachelor's degree or higher. These findings are, to some extent, consistent with systematic review evidence which shows that fitness trainers with higher levels of education are more likely to use evidence-based sources of information to inform their practice (e.g., from scientific journals), compared to those who have lower education levels, who are more likely to rely on sources such as the Internet (Stacey et al, 2010). Crucially, it was found that fitness trainers with lower levels of qualification reported difficulty in assessing the quality of the information that they accessed (particularly from the Internet) (Stacey et al, 2010).…”

Section: Issue 3: Concerns About Training and Education Provisionsupporting

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The Role of Fitness Professionals in Public Health: A Review of the Literature

Lyon

Neville

Armour

2016

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Kinesiology researchers have long had an interest in physical activity, fitness, and health issues and in the professional education and work practices of teachers and coaches. The professional development needs and practices of "fitness professionals," however, have not been a major concern for researchers in the field. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the evidence on fitness professionals, their role in physical activity for health agendas, and the professional education and training that is available to support them. The analysis indicates that there is a mismatch between the expectations placed upon fitness professionals and the training and professional education that is available to them. It is argued that pedagogy researchers in kinesiology could usefully turn their attentions to this occupational group.

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Section: Issue 3: Concerns About Training and Education Provisionsupporting

confidence: 86%

The Role of Fitness Professionals in Public Health: A Review of the Literature

Lyon

Neville

Armour

2016

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“…There was an even larger discrepancy in research use when comparing individuals with and without a post-graduate degree. Finding that individuals with a higher level of education reported greater use of research is consistent with existing literature [15]. Interventions aimed at increasing research use in organizations may need to develop different approaches (e.g.…”

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confidence: 84%

“…For instance, fitness trainers with lower levels of education were less likely to report using evidence from scientific sources (e.g. journal article) than fitness trainers with higher levels of education [15]. Therefore, barriers, including education levels, were investigated in the current study.…”

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“…Among employees of CBOs engaged in health promotion in the general population, time and availability of relevant research were determined as barriers [11], while time was also a key barrier to research use by nurses [12]. Lower levels of education have consistently been identified as an important barrier to research use across multiple studies [8,[13][14][15]. For instance, fitness trainers with lower levels of education were less likely to report using evidence from scientific sources (e.g.…”

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Assessing the research use and needs of organizations promoting healthy living for adults with disabilities

Sweet

Latimer-Cheung

Bourne

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Behav. Med. Pract. Policy Res.

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The uptake of research in community-based organizations (CBOs) is low and still unknown in CBOs that promote active and healthy living in adults with a disability. Using the knowledge to action framework, the objectives of this study were to determine if a gap exists regarding the use of research in CBOs, to learn about the preferred method to receive/read research evidence and to identify the barriers and facilitators of research use. Sixty-two employees of CBOs answered an online questionnaire. A research use gap was found as only 53 % of employees indicated they often or always use research. Conferences, emails and short research summaries were the favoured method of receiving/reading research information. Education, time and financial resources were important barriers to research use, while attitudes, intentions and self-efficacy were facilitators. More efforts are needed to develop tools to help CBOs use research. KeywordsKnowledge translation, Theory of planned behaviour, Community-based organizations, Research use Health promotion is imperative for adults with a disability as these individuals are at an increased risk of being obese and developing chronic diseases [1]. Currently, the average body mass index (BMI) of adults with a physical disability [mean=28.2 kg/m 2 , 95 % confidence interval (CI)=27.8-28.6) is significantly higher than the average BMI of able-bodied samples (mean=26.0 kg/m 2 , 95 % CI=25.8-26.2) [1]. In addition, adults with a disability have a higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and asthma, higher levels of blood pressure and cholesterol [1] and are more likely to be inactive than adults without a disability (25.6 vs 12.8 %) [2]. Despite evidence of successful interventions improving the health of these populations [3][4][5], health discrepancies between adults with and without a disability still exist. Turning to community-based organizations (CBOs) may be the next step for health promotion. CBOs have the potential to play a pivotal role in helping to address these health disparities.CBOs are defined as not-for-profit organizations that have a structured organization (e.g. board of governors) and are guided by a strategic plan. These organizations habitually deliver programs and services to their community members who are often marginalized members of society (e.g. adults with a disability) [6]. As a result, CBOs are in direct, regular contact with adults with a disability [7] and are well positioned to implement and deliver evidence-based health promotion programs. However, virtually no structures or tools are in place to translate health promotion research into practice in CBOs [6,7]. Using research evidence to inform program development is important because it can improve the effectiveness of the programs currently delivered by CBOs [6]. Determining if CBOs use research and the factors associated with its use will provide a foundation for developing strategies to increase the uptake and application of research within these CBOs.The rate of research use is ...

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“…Topic-specific KT reviews are indeed becoming more popular e.g., [70, 71], perhaps because of recognition that ‘one size does not fit all’ when it comes to KT [37, 53, 59]. We believe that family violence is a unique context requiring focused attention to appropriate KT practices that demonstrate value, while minimizing potential harms.…”

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Strategies to promote uptake and use of intimate partner violence and child maltreatment knowledge: an integrative review

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BackgroundIntimate partner violence (IPV) and child maltreatment (CM) are major social and public health problems. Knowledge translation (KT) of best available research evidence has been suggested as a strategy to improve the care of those exposed to violence, however research on how best to promote the uptake and use of IPV and CM evidence for policy and practice is limited. Our research asked: 1) What is the extent of IPV/CM-specific KT research? 2) What KT strategies effectively translate IPV/CM knowledge? and 3) What are the barriers and facilitators relevant to translating IPV/CM-specific knowledge?MethodsWe conducted an integrative review to summarize and synthesize the available evidence regarding IPV/CM-specific KT research. We employed multiple search methods, including database searches of Embase, CINAHL, ERIC, PsycInfo, Sociological Abstracts, and Medline (through April, 2013). Eligibility and quality assessments for each article were conducted by at least two team members. Included articles were analyzed quantitatively using descriptive statistics and qualitatively using descriptive content analysis.ResultsOf 1230 identified articles, 62 were included in the review, including 5 review articles. KT strategies were generally successful at improving various knowledge/attitude and behavioural/behavioural intention outcomes, but the heterogeneity among KT strategies, recipients, study designs and measured outcomes made it difficult to draw specific conclusions. Four key themes were identified: existing measurement tools and promising/effective KT strategies are underused, KT efforts are rarely linked to health-related outcomes for those exposed to violence, there is a lack of evidence regarding the long-term effectiveness of KT interventions, and authors’ inferences about barriers, facilitators, and effective/ineffective KT strategies are often not supported by data. The emotional and sometimes contested nature of the knowledge appears to be an important barrier unique to IPV/CM KT.ConclusionsTo direct future KT in this area, we present a guiding framework that highlights the need for implementers to use/adapt promising KT strategies that carefully consider contextual factors, including the fact that content in IPV/CM may be more difficult to engage with than other health topics. The framework also provides guidance regarding use of measurement tools and designs to more effectively evaluate and report on KT efforts.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-862) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Knowledge translation to fitness trainers: A systematic review

Cited by 26 publications

References 17 publications

The Role of Fitness Professionals in Public Health: A Review of the Literature

The Role of Fitness Professionals in Public Health: A Review of the Literature

Assessing the research use and needs of organizations promoting healthy living for adults with disabilities

Strategies to promote uptake and use of intimate partner violence and child maltreatment knowledge: an integrative review

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