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Vourc'h G, Brun J, Ducrot C, Cosson JF, Le Masson P, Weil B. Using design theory to foster innovative cross-disciplinary research: Lessons learned from a research network focused on antimicrobial use and animal microbes' resistance to antimicrobials. Vet Anim Sci 2018; 6:12-20. [PMID: 32734048 PMCID: PMC7386660 DOI: 10.1016/j.vas.2018.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2017] [Revised: 04/05/2018] [Accepted: 04/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Dealing with the major societal and research challenges related to antimicrobial use will require cross-disciplinary research and strong relationships between researchers and stakeholders. Design theories, such as the concept-knowledge (C-K) theory, can help spur the emergence of innovation. Here, our objective was to examine how the C-K theory could promote the development of novel, cross-disciplinary research projects on antimicrobial use and animal microbes' resistance to antimicrobials. A French research network (R2A2; Réseau Recherche Antibiotiques Animal) was created whose goal was to foster cross-disciplinary research and scientific discussion on these topics. The R2A2 network hosted general meetings and thematic workshops, during which participants brainstormed using C-K diagrams. The network's performance was evaluated through the evolution of C-K diagrams, project creation, and participant interviews. R2A2 led to the creation of a minimum of eight research projects. The participants felt network events facilitated interactions and collaborations with researchers in different disciplines. The R2A2 network has opened new avenues of research into several important topics: antimicrobial use on farms, the environmental impacts of antimicrobials, animal immunity, and alternative treatments. The keys to its success were: (i) participant interest; (ii) the use of C-K design theory to encourage cross-disciplinary thinking; (iii) the aim of fostering several small projects rather than one large project; and (iv) network responsiveness to participant needs with regards to meeting and workshop topics. C-K theory served a key role in promoting cross-disciplinary thinking on topics at the interface between research and stakeholder interests.
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- Gwenaël Vourc'h
- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRA, VetAgro Sup, UMR EPIA Epidémiologie des maladies animales et zoonotiques, F-63122 Saint Genès Champanelle, France
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- Centre de Gestion Scientifique, MinesParisTech, Paris, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRA, VetAgro Sup, UMR EPIA Epidémiologie des maladies animales et zoonotiques, F-63122 Saint Genès Champanelle, France
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- Centre de Gestion Scientifique, MinesParisTech, Paris, France
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Simon MA, Malin EL, Hitsman BL, Ciecierski CC, Victorson DE, Banas JR, Stuart M, Luedke T, Nu-Neighbors Advisory Committees, Cella D. Institutional Alliances to Reduce Cancer Disparities in Chicago. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2018; 27:97-113. [PMID: 27763461 DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2016.0007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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A partnership formed between Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) and the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University sought to address well-documented cancer health disparities in Chicago by developing a collaborative research, training, and educational infrastructure between a minority-serving institution and a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer center. With a critical examination of partnership documentation and outputs, we describe the partnership's community-engaged approaches, challenges, and lessons learned. Northeastern Illinois University and the Lurie Cancer Center engaged in a yearlong partnership-building phase, identified interdisciplinary research teams, formed a governance structure, and identified collective aims. Partnership outcomes included funded inter-institutional research projects, new curriculum, and an annual research trainee program. Significant challenges faced included uncertain fiscal climate, widespread turnover, and dissimilar institutional demands. Lessons learned from this minority serving institution and comprehensive cancer center partnership may be useful for bridging distinct academic communities in the pursuit of ameliorating health disparities.
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Hugo C, Dwonczyk M, Skinner J, Isenring L. Improving the quality of life of aged care residents through the joy of food: The Lantern Project. Australas J Ageing 2018; 37:300-304. [PMID: 29573079 DOI: 10.1111/ajag.12510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Mealtimes directly impact the quality of life of residents in aged care. The objective of The Lantern Project is to improve the dining experience of aged care residents to reduce malnutrition risk through improving dietary intake, meal. METHODS A transdisciplinary team of aged care professionals and resident advocates was formed as a collaboration collectively known as The Lantern Project. RESULTS This paper outlines the journey and timeline of The Lantern Project collaboration since its inception and the interplay between the monthly stakeholder meetings and inter-related research projects demonstrating improved outcomes. CONCLUSION Transdisciplinary collaboration offers well-grounded benefits and realistic strategies sensitive to the complexity of the aged care setting.
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- Cherie Hugo
- Bond Institute of Health and Sport, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.,Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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- Creativma, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.,The Lantern Project Collaboration, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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- The Lantern Project Collaboration, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.,Arcare, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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de Jong IM, Kupper F, Broerse J. Unscripted Responsible Research and Innovation: Adaptive space creation by an emerging RRI practice concerning juvenile justice interventions. LIFE SCIENCES, SOCIETY AND POLICY 2018; 14:2. [PMID: 29368092 PMCID: PMC5783982 DOI: 10.1186/s40504-018-0066-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2017] [Accepted: 01/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Emerging RRI practices have goals with respect to learning, governance and achieving RRI outcomes (action). However, few practices actually achieve the action phase as actors lack room to manoeuvre, and lack guidance on how to move forward because of the inherent unscriptedness of the emerging RRI practice. In this explorative research an emerging RRI practice is studied to identify factors and barriers to the creation of adaptive space, in which actors can be responsive to the other and adapt, and a narrative can be created in the act of doing. This paper describes how formal and informal ways of organizing emerging RRI practices contribute to adaptive space, and how the metaphorical heuristic of improvisational theatre provides clear action principles to actors involved in emerging RRI practices in action. The RRI practice studied here lies in the domain of juvenile justice, where barriers that restrict room to manoeuvre are abundant. Five factors - 'informality over formality', 'shared action space', 'be flexible', 'keep the action moving' and 'put the relationship central' - were identified to facilitate reflexivity and adaptation in this space.
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- Irja Marije de Jong
- Athena Institute, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Athena Institute, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Athena Institute, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Facilitating communities of practice as social learning systems: a case study of trialling sustainable sanitation at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT RESEARCH & PRACTICE 2017. [DOI: 10.1057/s41275-017-0062-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Deschepper R, Six S, Vandeweghe N, De Couck M, Gidron Y, Depoorter AM, Bilsen J. Linking numbers to perceptions and experiences: Why we need transdisciplinary mixed-methods combining neurophysiological and qualitative data. METHODOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS 2017. [DOI: 10.1177/2059799117703119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Today, more and more problems that scientists need to tackle are complex problems. Many examples of these can be found in the health sciences, medicine and ecology. Typical features of complex problems are that they cannot be studied by one discipline and that they need to take into account subjective data as well as objective data. Two promising responses to deal with complex problems are Transdisciplinary and Mixed Method approaches. However, there is still a lacuna to fill, with transdisciplinary studies bridging the social sciences and biomedical sciences. More specifically, we need more and better studies that combine qualitative data about subjective experiences, perception and so on with objective, quantitative, neurophysiological data. We believe that the combination of qualitative and neurophysiological data is a good example of what we would like to call transdisciplinary mixed methods. In this article, we aim to explore the opportunities of transdisciplinary mixed-methods studies in which qualitative and neurophysiological data are used. We give a brief overview of what is characteristic for this kind of studies and illustrate this with examples; we point out strengths and limitations and propose an agenda for the future. We conclude that transdisciplinary mixed-methods studies in which qualitative and neurophysiological data are used have the potential to improve our knowledge about complex problems. A main obstacle seems to be that most scientists from the biomedical sciences are not familiar with the (qualitative) methods from the social sciences and vice versa. To end this ‘clash of paradigms’™, we urgently need to cultivate transdisciplinary thinking.
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- Reginald Deschepper
- Mental Health and Wellbeing Research Group, Centre for Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Mental Health and Wellbeing Research Group, Centre for Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Mental Health and Wellbeing Research Group, Centre for Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Scalab Unit, Université Lille 3, Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
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- Mental Health and Wellbeing Research Group, Centre for Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Mental Health and Wellbeing Research Group, Centre for Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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INTRODUCTION Zoonotic and emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) represent a public health threat that has been acknowledged only recently although they have been on the rise for the past several decades. On an average, every year since the Second World War, one pathogen has emerged or re-emerged on a global scale. Low/middle-income countries such as India bear a significant burden of zoonotic and EIDs. We propose that the creation of a database of published, peer-reviewed research will open up avenues for evidence-based policymaking for targeted prevention and control of zoonoses. METHODS AND ANALYSIS A large-scale systematic mapping of the published peer-reviewed research conducted in India will be undertaken. All published research will be included in the database, without any prejudice for quality screening, to broaden the scope of included studies. Structured search strategies will be developed for priority zoonotic diseases (leptospirosis, rabies, anthrax, brucellosis, cysticercosis, salmonellosis, bovine tuberculosis, Japanese encephalitis and rickettsial infections), and multiple databases will be searched for studies conducted in India. The database will be managed and hosted on a cloud-based platform called Rayyan. Individual studies will be tagged based on key preidentified parameters (disease, study design, study type, location, randomisation status and interventions, host involvement and others, as applicable). ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The database will incorporate already published studies, obviating the need for additional ethical clearances. The database will be made available online, and in collaboration with multisectoral teams, domains of enquiries will be identified and subsequent research questions will be raised. The database will be queried for these and resulting evidence will be analysed and published in peer-reviewed journals.
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- Pranab Chatterjee
- Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, Delhi, India
- Division of Epidemiology, National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, Delhi, India
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- Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, Delhi, India
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Johnson JD. Framing communication in health care action teams. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/20479700.2017.1398386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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White J, Hawkins J, Madden K, Grant A, Er V, Angel L, Pickles T, Kelson M, Fletcher A, Murphy S, Midgley L, Eccles G, Cox G, Hollingworth W, Campbell R, Hickman M, Bonell C, Moore L. Adapting the ASSIST model of informal peer-led intervention delivery to the Talk to FRANK drug prevention programme in UK secondary schools (ASSIST + FRANK): intervention development, refinement and a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial. PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH 2017. [DOI: 10.3310/phr05070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BackgroundIllicit drug use increases the risk of poor physical and mental health. There are few effective drug prevention interventions.ObjectiveTo assess the acceptability of implementing and trialling two school-based peer-led drug prevention interventions.DesignStage 1 – adapt ASSIST, an effective peer-led smoking prevention intervention to deliver information from the UK national drug education website [see www.talktofrank.com (accessed 29 August 2017)]. Stage 2 – deliver the two interventions, ASSIST + FRANK (+FRANK) and FRANK friends, examine implementation and refine content. Stage 3 – four-arm pilot cluster randomised control trial (cRCT) of +FRANK, FRANK friends, ASSIST and usual practice, including a process evaluation and an economic assessment.SettingFourteen secondary schools (two in stage 2) in South Wales, UK.ParticipantsUK Year 8 students aged 12–13 years at baseline.Interventions+FRANK is a UK informal peer-led smoking prevention intervention provided in Year 8 followed by a drug prevention adjunct provided in Year 9. FRANK friends is a standalone informal peer-led drug prevention intervention provided in Year 9. These interventions are designed to prevent illicit drug use through training influential students to disseminate information on the risks associated with drugs and minimising harms using content from www.talktofrank.com. Training is provided off site and follow-up visits are made in school.OutcomesStage 1 – +FRANK and FRANK friends intervention manuals and resources. Stage 2 – information on the acceptability and fidelity of delivery of the interventions for refining manuals and resources. Stage 3 – (a) acceptability of the interventions according to prespecified criteria; (b) qualitative data from students, staff, parents and intervention teams on implementation and receipt of the interventions; (c) comparison of the interventions; and (d) recruitment and retention rates, completeness of primary, secondary and intermediate outcome measures and estimation of costs.Results+FRANK and FRANK friends were developed with stakeholders [young people, teachers (school management team and other roles), parents, ASSIST trainers, drug agency staff and a public health commissioner] over an 18-month period. In the stage 2 delivery of +FRANK, 12 out of the 14 peer supporters attended the in-person follow-ups but only one completed the electronic follow-ups. In the pilot cRCT, 12 schools were recruited, randomised and retained. The student response rate at the 18-month follow-up was 93% (1460/1567 students). Over 80% of peer supporters invited were trained and reported conversations on drug use and contact with trainers. +FRANK was perceived less positively than FRANK friends. The prevalence of lifetime illicit drug use was 4.1% at baseline and 11.6% at follow-up, with low numbers of missing data for all outcomes. The estimated cost per school was £1942 for +FRANK and £3041 for FRANK friends. All progression criteria were met.ConclusionsBoth interventions were acceptable to students, teachers and parents, but FRANK friends was preferred to +FRANK. A limitation of the study was that qualitative data were collected on a self-selecting sample. Future work recommendations include progression to a Phase III effectiveness trial of FRANK friends.Trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials ISRCTN14415936.FundingThis project was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Public Health Research programme and will be published in full inPublic Health Research; Vol. 5, No. 7. See the NIHR Journals Library website for further project information. The work was undertaken with the support of the Centre for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement (DECIPHer). Joint funding (MR/KO232331/1) from the British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, the Economic and Social Research Council, the Medical Research Council, the Welsh Government and the Wellcome Trust, under the auspices of the UK CRC, is gratefully acknowledged.
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- James White
- Centre for Trials Research, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
- Centre for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement (DECIPHer), College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- DECIPHer, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Centre for Trials Research, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Centre for Trials Research, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- DECIPHer, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Centre for Trials Research, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Centre for Trials Research, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Centre for Trials Research, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- DECIPHer, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- DECIPHer, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- DECIPHer, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- DECIPHer, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- DECIPHer, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- DECIPHer, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- DECIPHer, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Social and Environmental Health Research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Chatterjee P, Chauhan AS, Joseph J, Kakkar M. One Health/EcoHealth capacity building programs in South and South East Asia: a mixed method rapid systematic review. HUMAN RESOURCES FOR HEALTH 2017; 15:72. [PMID: 28962571 PMCID: PMC5622563 DOI: 10.1186/s12960-017-0246-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although One Health (OH) or EcoHealth (EH) have been acknowledged to provide comprehensive and holistic approaches to study complex problems, like zoonoses and emerging infectious diseases, there remains multiple challenges in implementing them in a problem-solving paradigm. One of the most commonly encountered barriers, especially in low- and middle-income countries, is limited capacity to undertake OH/EH inquiries. A rapid review was undertaken to conduct a situation analysis of the existing OH/EH capacity building programs, with a focused analysis of those programs with extensive OH engagement, to help map the current efforts in this area. METHODS A listing of the OH/EH projects/initiatives implemented in South Asia (SA) and South East Asia (SEA) was done, followed by analysis of documents related to the projects, available from peer-reviewed or grey literature sources. Quantitative data was extracted using a data extraction format, and a free listing of qualitative themes was undertaken. RESULTS In SEA, 13 unique OH/EH projects, with 37 capacity building programs, were identified. In contrast, in SA, the numbers were 8 and 11 respectively. In SA, programs were oriented to develop careers in program management, whereas, in SEA, the emphasis was on research. Two thirds of the programs in SEA had extensive OH engagement, whereas only one third of those in SA did. The target for the SEA programs was wider, including a population more representative of OH stakes. SEA program themes reveal utilization of multiple approaches, usually in shorter terms, and are growing towards integration with the traditional curricula. Such convergence of themes was lacking in SA programs. In both regions, the programs were driven by external donor agencies, with minimal local buy-in. CONCLUSIONS There is limited investment in research capacity building in both SA and SEA. The situation appears to be more stark in SA, whilst SEA has been able to use the systematic investment and support to develop the OH/EH agenda and strategize capacity building in the core competencies. In order to effectively address the disease emergence hotspots in these regions, there needs to be strategic funding decisions targeting capacity building in the core OH/EH competencies especially related to transdisciplinarity, systems thinking, and adaptive management.
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- Pranab Chatterjee
- Public Health Foundation of India, Plot 47, Sector 44, Institutional Area, Gurgaon, 122 002 India
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- Public Health Foundation of India, Plot 47, Sector 44, Institutional Area, Gurgaon, 122 002 India
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- Public Health Foundation of India, Plot 47, Sector 44, Institutional Area, Gurgaon, 122 002 India
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- Public Health Foundation of India, Plot 47, Sector 44, Institutional Area, Gurgaon, 122 002 India
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Development of a framework for the co-production and prototyping of public health interventions. BMC Public Health 2017; 17:689. [PMID: 28870192 PMCID: PMC5583990 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4695-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Existing guidance for developing public health interventions does not provide information for researchers about how to work with intervention providers to co-produce and prototype the content and delivery of new interventions prior to evaluation. The ASSIST + Frank study aimed to adapt an existing effective peer-led smoking prevention intervention (ASSIST), integrating new content from the UK drug education resource Talk to Frank (www.talktofrank.com) to co-produce two new school-based peer-led drug prevention interventions. A three-stage framework was tested to adapt and develop intervention content and delivery methods in collaboration with key stakeholders to facilitate implementation. Methods The three stages of the framework were: 1) Evidence review and stakeholder consultation; 2) Co-production; 3) Prototyping. During stage 1, six focus groups, 12 consultations, five interviews, and nine observations of intervention delivery were conducted with key stakeholders (e.g. Public Health Wales [PHW] ASSIST delivery team, teachers, school students, health professionals). During stage 2, an intervention development group consisting of members of the research team and the PHW ASSIST delivery team was established to adapt existing, and co-produce new, intervention activities. In stage 3, intervention training and content were iteratively prototyped using process data on fidelity and acceptability to key stakeholders. Stages 2 and 3 took the form of an action-research process involving a series of face-to-face meetings, email exchanges, observations, and training sessions. Results Utilising the three-stage framework, we co-produced and tested intervention content and delivery methods for the two interventions over a period of 18 months involving external partners. New and adapted intervention activities, as well as refinements in content, the format of delivery, timing and sequencing of activities, and training manuals resulted from this process. The involvement of intervention delivery staff, participants and teachers shaped the content and format of the interventions, as well as supporting rapid prototyping in context at the final stage. Conclusions This three-stage framework extends current guidance on intervention development by providing step-by-step instructions for co-producing and prototyping an intervention’s content and delivery processes prior to piloting and formal evaluation. This framework enhances existing guidance and could be transferred to co-produce and prototype other public health interventions. Trial registration ISRCTN14415936, registered retrospectively on 05 November 2014. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12889-017-4695-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Social Ecology as Critical, Transdisciplinary Science—Conceptualizing, Analyzing and Shaping Societal Relations to Nature. SUSTAINABILITY 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/su9071050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Johnson JD. Interprofessional care teams: the perils of fads and fashions. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/20479700.2016.1268799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- J. David Johnson
- Department of Communication, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA
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Dutta U. Prioritizing the Local in an Era of Globalization: A Proposal for Decentering Community Psychology. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY 2016; 58:329-338. [PMID: 27216453 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In this article, I outline a proposal for decentering the field of United States-based community psychology. Transnational migrations, border crossings, and proliferating neoliberal trade and global media characterize the contemporary moment we live in. These movements challenge any monolithic disciplinary narrative of community psychology. Drawing from liberation psychology and women of Color feminisms, I argue that decentering the field involves engendering more reciprocal, nonhierarchical relations between the core and peripheries of knowledge production. Specifically, I consider the decentering project in two related realms-content and agents of knowledge production. The first issue concerns the kind of research and theorizing we engage in, the issues or topics we investigate, and the subject populations we work with. The second issue pertains to the agents who engage in the aforementioned processes, exercising epistemic power, that is the authority to construct what is considered legitimate and valid knowledge. I conclude with the implications of the decentering project for a multistranded community psychology that is responsive to the cartographies of contemporary struggles.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA
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Lotrecchiano GR, Mallinson TR, Leblanc-Beaudoin T, Schwartz LS, Lazar D, Falk-Krzesinski HJ. Individual motivation and threat indicators of collaboration readiness in scientific knowledge producing teams: a scoping review and domain analysis. Heliyon 2016; 2:S2405-8440(16)30018-4. [PMID: 27398411 PMCID: PMC4936491 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2016.e00105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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This paper identifies a gap in the team science literature that considers intrapersonal indicators of collaboration as motivations and threats to participating in collaborative knowledge producing teams (KPTs). Through a scoping review process, over 150 resources were consulted to organize 6 domains of motivation and threat to collaboration in KPTs: Resource Acquisition, Advancing Science, Building Relationships, Knowledge Transfer, Recognition and Reward, and Maintenance of Beliefs. Findings show how domains vary in their presentation of depth and diversity of motivation and threat indicators as well as their relationship with each other within and across domains. The findings of 51 indicators resulting from the review provide a psychosocial framework for which to establish a hierarchy of collaborative reasoning for individual engagement in KPTs thus allowing for further research into the mechanism of collaborative engagement. The indicators serve as a preliminary step in establishing a protocol for testing of the psychometric properties of intrapersonal measures of collaboration readiness.
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- Gaetano R. Lotrecchiano
- Department of Clinical Research and Leadership, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
- Office of Clinical Practice Innovation, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
- Corresponding author.
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- Department of Clinical Research and Leadership, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Clinical Research and Leadership, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Clinical Research and Leadership, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Office of Clinical Practice Innovation, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Elsevier, Global Academic Relations, New York, NY, USA
- School of Professional Studies, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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Tegegne AD, Penker M, Wurzinger M. Participatory Demographic Scenarios Addressing Uncertainty and Transformative Change in Ethiopia. SYSTEMIC PRACTICE AND ACTION RESEARCH 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s11213-015-9365-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Seidl R. A functional-dynamic reflection on participatory processes in modeling projects. AMBIO 2015; 44:750-765. [PMID: 25999270 PMCID: PMC4646859 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-015-0670-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2014] [Revised: 12/11/2014] [Accepted: 04/21/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The participation of nonscientists in modeling projects/studies is increasingly employed to fulfill different functions. However, it is not well investigated if and how explicitly these functions and the dynamics of a participatory process are reflected by modeling projects in particular. In this review study, I explore participatory modeling projects from a functional-dynamic process perspective. The main differences among projects relate to the functions of participation-most often, more than one per project can be identified, along with the degree of explicit reflection (i.e., awareness and anticipation) on the dynamic process perspective. Moreover, two main approaches are revealed: participatory modeling covering diverse approaches and companion modeling. It becomes apparent that the degree of reflection on the participatory process itself is not always explicit and perfectly visible in the descriptions of the modeling projects. Thus, the use of common protocols or templates is discussed to facilitate project planning, as well as the publication of project results. A generic template may help, not in providing details of a project or model development, but in explicitly reflecting on the participatory process. It can serve to systematize the particular project's approach to stakeholder collaboration, and thus quality management.
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- Roman Seidl
- Institute for Environmental Decisions (IED), ETH Zürich, Universitätstrasse 22, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Transdisciplinary collaboration is the key for innovation. An evaluation mechanism is necessary to ensure that academic credit for this costly process can be allocated fairly among coauthors. This paper proposes a set of quantitative measures (e.g., t_credit and t_index) to reflect authors’ transdisciplinary contributions to publications. These measures are based on paper-topic probability distributions and author-topic probability distributions. We conduct an empirical analysis of the information retrieval domain which demonstrates that these measures effectively improve the results of harmonic_credit and h_index measures by taking into account the transdisciplinary contributions of authors. The definitions of t_credit and t_index provide a fair and effective way for research organizations to assign credit to authors of transdisciplinary publications.
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Reme SE, Caban-Martinez AJ, Young J, Arlinghaus A, Gray G. A Model for Development and Delivery of a Graduate Course in Transdisciplinary Research. Public Health Rep 2015; 130:552-8. [PMID: 26327737 PMCID: PMC4529843 DOI: 10.1177/003335491513000520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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- Silje E Reme
- Silje Endresen Reme is a Visiting Scientist in the HSPH Department of Environmental Health in Boston, Massachusetts, and a Senior Researcher in Uni Health at Uni Research in Bergen, Norway. Alberto Caban-Martinez is a Research Associate in the HSPH Department of Environmental Health and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida. Justin Young is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Kettering University in Flint, Michigan. Anna Arlinghaus is a Senior Researcher at GAWO e.V. in Oldenburg, Germany. Garry Gray is a Network Fellow at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and an Assistant Professor of Sociology at University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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- Silje Endresen Reme is a Visiting Scientist in the HSPH Department of Environmental Health in Boston, Massachusetts, and a Senior Researcher in Uni Health at Uni Research in Bergen, Norway. Alberto Caban-Martinez is a Research Associate in the HSPH Department of Environmental Health and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida. Justin Young is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Kettering University in Flint, Michigan. Anna Arlinghaus is a Senior Researcher at GAWO e.V. in Oldenburg, Germany. Garry Gray is a Network Fellow at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and an Assistant Professor of Sociology at University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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- Silje Endresen Reme is a Visiting Scientist in the HSPH Department of Environmental Health in Boston, Massachusetts, and a Senior Researcher in Uni Health at Uni Research in Bergen, Norway. Alberto Caban-Martinez is a Research Associate in the HSPH Department of Environmental Health and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida. Justin Young is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Kettering University in Flint, Michigan. Anna Arlinghaus is a Senior Researcher at GAWO e.V. in Oldenburg, Germany. Garry Gray is a Network Fellow at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and an Assistant Professor of Sociology at University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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- Silje Endresen Reme is a Visiting Scientist in the HSPH Department of Environmental Health in Boston, Massachusetts, and a Senior Researcher in Uni Health at Uni Research in Bergen, Norway. Alberto Caban-Martinez is a Research Associate in the HSPH Department of Environmental Health and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida. Justin Young is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Kettering University in Flint, Michigan. Anna Arlinghaus is a Senior Researcher at GAWO e.V. in Oldenburg, Germany. Garry Gray is a Network Fellow at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and an Assistant Professor of Sociology at University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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- Silje Endresen Reme is a Visiting Scientist in the HSPH Department of Environmental Health in Boston, Massachusetts, and a Senior Researcher in Uni Health at Uni Research in Bergen, Norway. Alberto Caban-Martinez is a Research Associate in the HSPH Department of Environmental Health and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida. Justin Young is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Kettering University in Flint, Michigan. Anna Arlinghaus is a Senior Researcher at GAWO e.V. in Oldenburg, Germany. Garry Gray is a Network Fellow at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and an Assistant Professor of Sociology at University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Moore SC, Alam MF, Cohen D, Hood K, Huang C, Murphy S, Playle R, Moore L, Shepherd J, Sivarajasingam V, Spasic I, Stanton H, Williams A. All-Wales Licensed Premises Intervention (AWLPI): a randomised controlled trial of an intervention to reduce alcohol-related violence. PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH 2015. [DOI: 10.3310/phr03100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BackgroundViolence in and around premises licensed for the on-site sale and consumption of alcohol continues to burden the NHS with assault-related injuries.Trial designA randomised controlled trial with licensed premises as the unit of allocation, with additional process and cost-effectiveness evaluations.MethodsPremises were eligible (n = 837) if they were licensed for on-site sale and consumption of alcohol, were within 1 of the 22 local authorities (LAs) in Wales and had previously experienced violence. Data were analysed using Andersen–Gill recurrent event models in an intention-to-treat analysis. An embedded process evaluation examined intervention implementation, reach, fidelity, dose and receipt. An economic evaluation compared costs of the intervention with benefits.InterventionPremises were randomised to receive a violence-reduction intervention, Safety Management in Licensed Environments (SMILE), which was delivered by an environmental health practitioner (EHP; the agent). SMILE consisted of an initial risk audit to identify known risks of violence, a follow-up audit scheduled to enforce change for premises in which serious risks had been identified, structured advice from EHPs on how risks could be addressed in premises and online materials that provided educational videos and related material.ObjectiveTo develop intervention materials that are acceptable and consistent with EHPs’ statutory remit; to determine the effectiveness of the SMILE intervention in reducing violence; to determine reach, fidelity, dose and receipt of the intervention; and to consider intervention cost-effectiveness.OutcomeDifference in police-recorded violence between intervention and control premises over a 455-day follow-up period.RandomisationA minimum sample size of 274 licensed premises per arm was required, rounded up to 300 and randomly selected from the eligible population. Licensed premises were randomly assigned by computer to intervention and control arms in a 1 : 1 ratio. Optimal allocation was used, stratified by LA. Premises opening hours, volume of previous violence and LA EHP capacity were used to balance the randomisation. Premises were dropped from the study if they were closed at the time of audit.ResultsSMILE was delivered with high levels of reach and fidelity but similar levels of dose to all premises, regardless of risk level. Intervention premises (n = 208) showed an increase in police-recorded violence compared with control premises (n = 245), although results are underpowered. An initial risk audit was less effective than normal practice (hazard ratio = 1.34, 95% confidence interval 1.20 to 1.51) and not cost-effective. Almost all eligible intervention premises (98.6%) received the initial risk audit; nearly 40% of intervention practices should have received follow-up visits but fewer than 10% received one. The intervention was acceptable to EHPs and to some premises staff, but less so for smaller independent premises.ConclusionsSMILE was associated with an increase in police-recorded violence in intervention premises, compared with control premises. A lack of follow-up enforcement visits suggests implementation failure for what was seen as a key mechanism of action. There are also concerns as to the robustness of police data for targeting and assessing outcome effectiveness, while intervention premises may have received greater attention from statutory agencies and, therefore, the identification of more violence than control premises. Although SMILE had high reach and was feasible and acceptable to EHPs, it was found to be ineffective and associated with increased levels of violence, compared with normal practice and it requires additional work to promote the implementation of follow-up enforcement visits. Future work will aim to better understand the role of intervention dose on outcomes and seek more objective measures of violence for use in similar trials.Trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials ISRCTN78924818.FundingThis project was funded by the NIHR Public Health Research programme and will be published in full inPublic Health Research; Vol. 3, No. 10. See the NIHR Journals Library website for further project information.
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- Simon C Moore
- Violence Research Group, School of Dentistry, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Health Economics and Policy Research Unit, Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, Pontypridd, UK
- Swansea Centre for Health Economics, College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Health Economics and Policy Research Unit, Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, Pontypridd, UK
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- South East Wales Trials Unit, Institute of Translation, Innovation, Methodology and Engagement, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- South East Wales Trials Unit, Institute of Translation, Innovation, Methodology and Engagement, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Centre for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement (DECIPHer), Cardiff School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- South East Wales Trials Unit, Institute of Translation, Innovation, Methodology and Engagement, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Medical Research Council/Chief Scientist Office (MRC/CSO) Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Violence Research Group, School of Dentistry, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Violence Research Group, School of Dentistry, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- School of Computer Science and Informatics, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Violence Research Group, School of Dentistry, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Centre for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement (DECIPHer), Cardiff School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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Chang C, Nixon L, Baker R. Moving research to practice through partnership: a case study in Asphalt Paving. Am J Ind Med 2015; 58:824-37. [PMID: 26075661 DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Multi-stakeholder partnerships play a critical role in dissemination and implementation in health and safety. To better document and understand construction partnerships that have successfully scaled up effective interventions to protect workers, this case study focused on the collaborative processes of the Asphalt Paving Partnership. In the 1990s, this partnership developed, evaluated, disseminated, and achieved near universal, voluntary adoption of paver engineering controls to reduce exposure to asphalt fumes. METHODS We used in-depth interviews (n = 15) and document review in the case study. RESULTS We describe contextual factors that both facilitated and challenged the formation of the collaboration, central themes and group processes, and research to practice (r2p) outcomes. CONCLUSIONS The Asphalt Paving Partnership offers insight into how multi-stakeholder partnerships in construction can draw upon the strengths of diverse members to improve the dissemination and adoption of health and safety innovations and build a collaborative infrastructure to sustain momentum over time.
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- Charlotte Chang
- Labor Occupational Health Program; University of California; Berkeley California
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- Labor Occupational Health Program; University of California; Berkeley California
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- CPWR-Center for Construction Research and Training; Silver Spring Maryland
- Center for Occupational and Environmental Health; University of California; Berkeley California
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Allen-Scott LK, Buntain B, Hatfield JM, Meisser A, Thomas CJ. Academic Institutions and One Health: Building Capacity for Transdisciplinary Research Approaches to Address Complex Health Issues at the Animal-Human-Ecosystem Interface. ACADEMIC MEDICINE : JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES 2015; 90:866-71. [PMID: 25650827 PMCID: PMC4484662 DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000000639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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To improve health at the human, animal, and ecosystem interface, defined as One Health, training of researchers must transcend individual disciplines to develop a new process of collaboration. The transdisciplinary research approach integrates frameworks and methodologies beyond academic disciplines and includes involvement of and input from policy makers and members of the community. The authors argue that there should be a significant shift in academic institutions' research capacity to achieve the added value of a transdisciplinary approach for addressing One Health problems. This Perspective is a call to action for academic institutions to provide the foundations for this salient shift. The authors begin by describing the transdisciplinary approach, propose methods for building transdisciplinary research capacity, and highlight three value propositions that support the case. Examples are provided to illustrate how the transdisciplinary approach to research adds value through improved sustainability of impact, increased cost-effectiveness, and enhanced abilities to mitigate potentially harmful unintended consequences. The authors conclude with three key recommendations for academic institutions: (1) a focus on creating enabling environments for One Health and transdisciplinary research, (2) the development of novel funding structures for transdisciplinary research, and (3) training of "transmitters" using real-world-oriented educational programs that break down research silos through collaboration across disciplines.
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- Lisa K. Allen-Scott
- L.K. Allen-Scott is a graduate student, Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- B. Buntain is professor, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- J.M. Hatfield is associate professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, and associate dean of global health and international partnerships, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- A. Meisser is research associate, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Human and Animal Health Unit, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland
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- C.J. Thomas is university pro-vice chancellor for research, professor of zoology, and Center for Integrated Research in the Rural Environment (CIRRE) chair in ecological modeling, Institute of Biological, Environmental & Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Wales, United Kingdom
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Ameredes BT, Hellmich MR, Cestone CM, Wooten KC, Ottenbacher KJ, Chonmaitree T, Anderson KE, Brasier AR. The Multidisciplinary Translational Team (MTT) Model for Training and Development of Translational Research Investigators. Clin Transl Sci 2015; 8:533-41. [PMID: 26010046 DOI: 10.1111/cts.12281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Multiinstitutional research collaborations now form the most rapid and productive project execution structures in the health sciences. Effective adoption of a multidisciplinary team research approach is widely accepted as one mechanism enabling rapid translation of new discoveries into interventions in human health. Although the impact of successful team-based approaches facilitating innovation has been well-documented, its utility for training a new generation of scientists has not been thoroughly investigated. We describe the characteristics of how multidisciplinary translational teams (MTTs) promote career development of translational research scholars through competency building, interprofessional integration, and team-based mentoring approaches. Exploratory longitudinal and outcome assessments from our experience show that MTT membership had a positive effect on the development of translational research competencies, as determined by a self-report survey of 32 scholars. We also observed that all trainees produced a large number of collaborative publications that appeared to be associated with their CTSA association and participation with MTTs. We conclude that the MTT model provides a unique training environment for translational and team-based learning activities, for investigators at early stages of career development.
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- Bill T Ameredes
- Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Translational Sciences (ITS), University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston, Texas, USA
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- Departments of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, and Surgery, Institute for Translational Sciences (ITS), University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston, Texas, USA
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- Office of Research Education and Training, Institute for Translational Sciences (ITS), University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Management, School of Business and Public Administration, University of Houston, Clear Lake, Houston, Texas, USA.,the Institute for Translational Sciences (ITS), University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine and the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Occupational Therapy and Division of Geriatrics, Institute for Translational Sciences (ITS), University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston, Texas, USA
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Pathology, Institute for Translational Sciences (ITS), University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, Institute for Translational Sciences (ITS), University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston, Texas, USA
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- Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Institute for Translational Sciences (ITS), University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston, Texas, USA
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Lawlor EF, Kreuter MW, Sebert-Kuhlmann AK, McBride TD. Methodological innovations in public health education: transdisciplinary problem solving. Am J Public Health 2015; 105 Suppl 1:S99-S103. [PMID: 25706031 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2014.302462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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In 2008, the faculty of the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis designed a Master of Public Health program centered on transdisciplinary problem solving in public health. We have described the rationale for our approach, guiding principles and pedagogy for the program, and specific transdisciplinary competencies students acquire. We have explained how transdisciplinary content has been organized and delivered, how the program is being evaluated, and how we have demonstrated the feasibility of this approach for a Master of Public Health degree.
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- Edward F Lawlor
- Edward F. Lawlor, Matthew W. Kreuter, Anne K. Sebert-Kuhlmann, and Timothy D. McBride are with the Brown School, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
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Blom CM, De Marco L, Guthrie PM. Customer perceptions of road infrastructure surface conditions. INFRASTRUCTURE ASSET MANAGEMENT 2015. [DOI: 10.1680/iasma.15.00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Performance is a key tenet of infrastructure management. This paper looks at a measure of service level in infrastructure, namely, road smoothness. Conventionally, studies of this type have focused on the technical measures themselves. This paper presents the results of the first stage of a New Zealand-based case study that, by contrast, explored the engineering processes through the lens of the outcomes they sought to achieve; in this instance, customer comfort. The paper asserts that if performance is to be determined by outcomes, then a holistic approach is needed, including a revised definition of technical performance.
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- New Zealand Transport Agency, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Kemp SP, Nurius PS. Preparing Emerging Doctoral Scholars for Transdisciplinary Research: A Developmental Approach. JOURNAL OF TEACHING IN SOCIAL WORK 2015; 35:131-150. [PMID: 26005286 PMCID: PMC4440584 DOI: 10.1080/08841233.2014.980929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Research models that bridge disciplinary, theoretical, and methodological boundaries are increasingly common as funders and the public push for timely, effective, collaborative responses to pressing social and environmental problems. Although social work is inherently an integrative discipline, there is growing recognition of the need to better prepare emerging scholars for sophisticated transdisciplinary and translational research environments. This paper outlines a developmental, competency-oriented approach to enhancing the readiness of doctoral students and emerging scholars in social work and allied disciplines for transdisciplinary research, describes an array of pedagogical tools applicable in doctoral course work and other program elements, and urges coordinated attention to enhancing the field's transdisciplinary training capacity.
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Catania JA, Dolcini MM, Orellana R, Narayanan V. Nonprobability and probability-based sampling strategies in sexual science. JOURNAL OF SEX RESEARCH 2015; 52:396-411. [PMID: 25897568 DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2015.1016476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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With few exceptions, much of sexual science builds upon data from opportunistic nonprobability samples of limited generalizability. Although probability-based studies are considered the gold standard in terms of generalizability, they are costly to apply to many of the hard-to-reach populations of interest to sexologists. The present article discusses recent conclusions by sampling experts that have relevance to sexual science that advocates for nonprobability methods. In this regard, we provide an overview of Internet sampling as a useful, cost-efficient, nonprobability sampling method of value to sex researchers conducting modeling work or clinical trials. We also argue that probability-based sampling methods may be more readily applied in sex research with hard-to-reach populations than is typically thought. In this context, we provide three case studies that utilize qualitative and quantitative techniques directed at reducing limitations in applying probability-based sampling to hard-to-reach populations: indigenous Peruvians, African American youth, and urban men who have sex with men (MSM). Recommendations are made with regard to presampling studies, adaptive and disproportionate sampling methods, and strategies that may be utilized in evaluating nonprobability and probability-based sampling methods.
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- Joseph A Catania
- a Hallie E. Ford Center for Healthy Children and Families, School of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences, College of Public Health and Human Sciences , Oregon State University
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Godley J, Glenn NM, Sharma AM, Spence JC. Networks of trainees: examining the effects of attending an interdisciplinary research training camp on the careers of new obesity scholars. J Multidiscip Healthc 2014; 7:459-70. [PMID: 25336965 PMCID: PMC4199836 DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s68555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Students training in obesity research, prevention, and management face the challenge of developing expertise in their chosen academic field while at the same time recognizing that obesity is a complex issue that requires a multidisciplinary and multisectoral approach. In appreciation of this challenge, the Canadian Obesity Network (CON) has run an interdisciplinary summer training camp for graduate students, new career researchers, and clinicians for the past 8 years. This paper evaluates the effects of attending this training camp on trainees’ early careers. We use social network analysis to examine the professional connections developed among trainee Canadian obesity researchers who attended this camp over its first 5 years of operation (2006–2010). We examine four relationships (knowing, contacting, and meeting each other, and working together) among previous trainees. We assess the presence and diversity of these relationships among trainees across different years and disciplines and find that interdisciplinary contact and working relationships established at the training camp have been maintained over time. In addition, we evaluate the qualitative data on trainees’ career trajectories and their assessments of the impact that the camp had on their careers. Many trainees report that camp attendance had a positive impact on their career development, particularly in terms of establishing contacts and professional relationships. Both the quantitative and the qualitative results demonstrate the importance of interdisciplinary training and relationships for career development in the health sciences.
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- Jenny Godley
- Department of Sociology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- School of Public Health, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Sedentary Living Laboratory, Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Alfano CM, Smith T, de Moor JS, Glasgow RE, Khoury MJ, Hawkins NA, Stein KD, Rechis R, Parry C, Leach CR, Padgett L, Rowland JH. An action plan for translating cancer survivorship research into care. J Natl Cancer Inst 2014; 106:dju287. [PMID: 25249551 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/dju287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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To meet the complex needs of a growing number of cancer survivors, it is essential to accelerate the translation of survivorship research into evidence-based interventions and, as appropriate, recommendations for care that may be implemented in a wide variety of settings. Current progress in translating research into care is stymied, with results of many studies un- or underutilized. To better understand this problem and identify strategies to encourage the translation of survivorship research findings into practice, four agencies (American Cancer Society, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, LIVE STRONG: Foundation, National Cancer Institute) hosted a meeting in June, 2012, titled: "Biennial Cancer Survivorship Research Conference: Translating Science to Care." Meeting participants concluded that accelerating science into care will require a coordinated, collaborative effort by individuals from diverse settings, including researchers and clinicians, survivors and families, public health professionals, and policy makers. This commentary describes an approach stemming from that meeting to facilitate translating research into care by changing the process of conducting research-improving communication, collaboration, evaluation, and feedback through true and ongoing partnerships. We apply the T0-T4 translational process model to survivorship research and provide illustrations of its use. The resultant framework is intended to orient stakeholders to the role of their work in the translational process and facilitate the transdisciplinary collaboration needed to translate basic discoveries into best practices regarding clinical care, self-care/management, and community programs for cancer survivors. Finally, we discuss barriers to implementing translational survivorship science identified at the meeting, along with future directions to accelerate this process.
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- Catherine M Alfano
- Behavioral Research Program (CMA, CP, LP), Applied Research Program (JSdM), Implementation Science Team (REG), Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program (MJK), and Office of Cancer Survivorship (JHR), Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD; Behavioral Research Center, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA (TS, KDS, CRL); Office of Public Health Genomics (MJK) and Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (NAH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; LIVESTRONG Foundation, Austin, TX (RR); Present addresses: Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, CO (REG); Department of Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Research, Pasadena, CA (CP).
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- Behavioral Research Program (CMA, CP, LP), Applied Research Program (JSdM), Implementation Science Team (REG), Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program (MJK), and Office of Cancer Survivorship (JHR), Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD; Behavioral Research Center, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA (TS, KDS, CRL); Office of Public Health Genomics (MJK) and Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (NAH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; LIVESTRONG Foundation, Austin, TX (RR); Present addresses: Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, CO (REG); Department of Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Research, Pasadena, CA (CP)
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- Behavioral Research Program (CMA, CP, LP), Applied Research Program (JSdM), Implementation Science Team (REG), Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program (MJK), and Office of Cancer Survivorship (JHR), Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD; Behavioral Research Center, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA (TS, KDS, CRL); Office of Public Health Genomics (MJK) and Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (NAH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; LIVESTRONG Foundation, Austin, TX (RR); Present addresses: Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, CO (REG); Department of Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Research, Pasadena, CA (CP)
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- Behavioral Research Program (CMA, CP, LP), Applied Research Program (JSdM), Implementation Science Team (REG), Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program (MJK), and Office of Cancer Survivorship (JHR), Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD; Behavioral Research Center, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA (TS, KDS, CRL); Office of Public Health Genomics (MJK) and Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (NAH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; LIVESTRONG Foundation, Austin, TX (RR); Present addresses: Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, CO (REG); Department of Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Research, Pasadena, CA (CP)
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- Behavioral Research Program (CMA, CP, LP), Applied Research Program (JSdM), Implementation Science Team (REG), Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program (MJK), and Office of Cancer Survivorship (JHR), Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD; Behavioral Research Center, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA (TS, KDS, CRL); Office of Public Health Genomics (MJK) and Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (NAH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; LIVESTRONG Foundation, Austin, TX (RR); Present addresses: Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, CO (REG); Department of Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Research, Pasadena, CA (CP)
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- Behavioral Research Program (CMA, CP, LP), Applied Research Program (JSdM), Implementation Science Team (REG), Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program (MJK), and Office of Cancer Survivorship (JHR), Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD; Behavioral Research Center, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA (TS, KDS, CRL); Office of Public Health Genomics (MJK) and Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (NAH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; LIVESTRONG Foundation, Austin, TX (RR); Present addresses: Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, CO (REG); Department of Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Research, Pasadena, CA (CP)
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- Behavioral Research Program (CMA, CP, LP), Applied Research Program (JSdM), Implementation Science Team (REG), Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program (MJK), and Office of Cancer Survivorship (JHR), Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD; Behavioral Research Center, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA (TS, KDS, CRL); Office of Public Health Genomics (MJK) and Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (NAH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; LIVESTRONG Foundation, Austin, TX (RR); Present addresses: Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, CO (REG); Department of Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Research, Pasadena, CA (CP)
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- Behavioral Research Program (CMA, CP, LP), Applied Research Program (JSdM), Implementation Science Team (REG), Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program (MJK), and Office of Cancer Survivorship (JHR), Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD; Behavioral Research Center, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA (TS, KDS, CRL); Office of Public Health Genomics (MJK) and Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (NAH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; LIVESTRONG Foundation, Austin, TX (RR); Present addresses: Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, CO (REG); Department of Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Research, Pasadena, CA (CP)
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- Behavioral Research Program (CMA, CP, LP), Applied Research Program (JSdM), Implementation Science Team (REG), Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program (MJK), and Office of Cancer Survivorship (JHR), Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD; Behavioral Research Center, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA (TS, KDS, CRL); Office of Public Health Genomics (MJK) and Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (NAH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; LIVESTRONG Foundation, Austin, TX (RR); Present addresses: Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, CO (REG); Department of Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Research, Pasadena, CA (CP)
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- Behavioral Research Program (CMA, CP, LP), Applied Research Program (JSdM), Implementation Science Team (REG), Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program (MJK), and Office of Cancer Survivorship (JHR), Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD; Behavioral Research Center, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA (TS, KDS, CRL); Office of Public Health Genomics (MJK) and Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (NAH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; LIVESTRONG Foundation, Austin, TX (RR); Present addresses: Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, CO (REG); Department of Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Research, Pasadena, CA (CP)
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- Behavioral Research Program (CMA, CP, LP), Applied Research Program (JSdM), Implementation Science Team (REG), Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program (MJK), and Office of Cancer Survivorship (JHR), Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD; Behavioral Research Center, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA (TS, KDS, CRL); Office of Public Health Genomics (MJK) and Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (NAH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; LIVESTRONG Foundation, Austin, TX (RR); Present addresses: Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, CO (REG); Department of Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Research, Pasadena, CA (CP)
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- Behavioral Research Program (CMA, CP, LP), Applied Research Program (JSdM), Implementation Science Team (REG), Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program (MJK), and Office of Cancer Survivorship (JHR), Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD; Behavioral Research Center, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA (TS, KDS, CRL); Office of Public Health Genomics (MJK) and Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (NAH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; LIVESTRONG Foundation, Austin, TX (RR); Present addresses: Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, CO (REG); Department of Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Research, Pasadena, CA (CP)
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Natural scientists from Climate Central and social scientists from Carnegie Mellon University collaborated to develop science communications aimed at presenting personalized coastal flood risk information to the public. We encountered four main challenges: agreeing on goals; balancing complexity and simplicity; relying on data, not intuition; and negotiating external pressures. Each challenge demanded its own approach. We navigated agreement on goals through intensive internal communication early on in the project. We balanced complexity and simplicity through evaluation of communication materials for user understanding and scientific content. Early user test results that overturned some of our intuitions strengthened our commitment to testing communication elements whenever possible. Finally, we did our best to negotiate external pressures through regular internal communication and willingness to compromise.
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Impacts of an interdisciplinary research center on participant publication and collaboration patterns: A case study of the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis. RESEARCH EVALUATION 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/reseval/rvu019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Tebes JK, Thai ND, Matlin SL. Twenty-first century science as a relational process: from eureka! to team science and a place for community psychology. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY 2014; 53:475-90. [PMID: 24496718 PMCID: PMC4076783 DOI: 10.1007/s10464-014-9625-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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In this paper we maintain that twenty-first century science is, fundamentally, a relational process in which knowledge is produced (or co-produced) through transactions among researchers or among researchers and public stakeholders. We offer an expanded perspective on the practice of twenty-first century science, the production of scientific knowledge, and what community psychology can contribute to these developments. We argue that: (1) trends in science show that research is increasingly being conducted in teams; (2) scientific teams, such as transdisciplinary teams of researchers or of researchers collaborating with various public stakeholders, are better able to address complex challenges; (3) transdisciplinary scientific teams are part of the larger, twenty-first century transformation in science; (4) the concept of heterarchy is a heuristic for team science aligned with this transformation; (5) a contemporary philosophy of science known as perspectivism provides an essential foundation to advance twenty-first century science; and (6) community psychology, through its core principles and practice competencies, offers theoretical and practical expertise for advancing team science and the transformation in science currently underway. We discuss the implications of these points and illustrate them briefly with two examples of transdisciplinary team science from our own work. We conclude that a new narrative is emerging for science in the twenty-first century that draws on interpersonal transactions in teams, and active engagement by researchers with the public to address critical accountabilities. Because of its core organizing principles and unique blend of expertise on the intersection of research and practice, community psychologists are well-prepared to help advance these developments, and thus have much to offer twenty-first century science.
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- Jacob Kraemer Tebes
- Yale Division of Prevention and Community Research and The Consultation Center, Yale University School of Medicine, 389 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT, 06511-2369, USA,
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Fiore SM, Phillips E, Sellers BC. A Transdisciplinary Perspective on Hedonomic Sustainability Design. ERGONOMICS IN DESIGN 2014. [DOI: 10.1177/1064804613516762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The impact of climate change should be a key concern of those in the human factors/ergonomics (HF/E) discipline. Our specialized knowledge and expertise can be applied toward mitigating the effects of climate change. In this article, we unite two perspectives to illustrate how HF/E can more productively contribute to the research and practice of sustainability. First, we describe differing forms of cross-disciplinary research, with a particular focus on the notion of transdisciplinary research and the concept of hedonomic design. Second, we unite these ideas to illustrate how they provide a set of complementary concepts that can guide HF/E sustainability research.
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Versey HS. Centering perspectives on Black women, hair politics, and physical activity. Am J Public Health 2014; 104:810-5. [PMID: 24625146 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2013.301675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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As researchers categorize issues facing Black women's health, obesity and physical exercise continue to be significant topics of debate. General interventions targeted toward Black women to address obesity and increase physical exercise have been largely ineffective. In this article, I situate the current public health discourse on obesity and related interventions within a sociocultural context of body appearance, with a specific focus on hair. Why do some African American women feel such strong ties to their hair that they will avoid exercise? What can be done to understand this phenomenon and address alternatives that may make both hair maintenance and regular exercise feasible? I map a theoretical argument for why hair matters for some women, and discuss how physical activity intervention strategies might be improved by considering such complexities.
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- H Shellae Versey
- H. Shellae Versey is with the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
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Wooten KC, Rose RM, Ostir GV, Calhoun WJ, Ameredes BT, Brasier AR. Assessing and evaluating multidisciplinary translational teams: a mixed methods approach. Eval Health Prof 2014; 37:33-49. [PMID: 24064432 PMCID: PMC4180502 DOI: 10.1177/0163278713504433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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A case report illustrates how multidisciplinary translational teams can be assessed using outcome, process, and developmental types of evaluation using a mixed-methods approach. Types of evaluation appropriate for teams are considered in relation to relevant research questions and assessment methods. Logic models are applied to scientific projects and team development to inform choices between methods within a mixed-methods design. Use of an expert panel is reviewed, culminating in consensus ratings of 11 multidisciplinary teams and a final evaluation within a team-type taxonomy. Based on team maturation and scientific progress, teams were designated as (a) early in development, (b) traditional, (c) process focused, or (d) exemplary. Lessons learned from data reduction, use of mixed methods, and use of expert panels are explored.
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Environmental psychology is by definition one of the main disciplines for individual behavioral change with regard to sustainability issues. However, it has not been as visible or successful as one could wish. We present a four-step process that describes the passage of knowledge from science to policy: Basic research generates pieces of reliable knowledge; transdisciplinary research includes the views and knowledge of the stakeholders that are concerned, and tests results in the field; dissemination brings results, tools, and techniques to the attention of the public; finally, policy creates structures that provide guiding behavioral contexts. The various frames of understanding in the sectors of basic and transdisciplinary science, the media, and policy making are discussed, as well as ways of addressing them. Some attention is brought to the embedding contexts that foster the generation of compatible and useful scientific results. We conclude with a discussion of the relation between scientists and societal actors with a focus on trustworthiness.
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- Andreas Ernst
- Center for Environmental Systems Research (CESR), University of Kassel, Germany
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- Center for Environmental Systems Research (CESR), University of Kassel, Germany
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Urquhart R, Grunfeld E, Jackson L, Sargeant J, Porter G. Cross-disciplinary research in cancer: an opportunity to narrow the knowledge-practice gap. Curr Oncol 2013; 20:e512-21. [PMID: 24311951 PMCID: PMC3851347 DOI: 10.3747/co.20.1487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Health services researchers have consistently identified a gap between what is identified as "best practice" and what actually happens in clinical care. Despite nearly two decades of a growing evidence-based practice movement, narrowing the knowledge-practice gap continues to be a slow, complex, and poorly understood process. Here, we contend that cross-disciplinary research is increasingly relevant and important to reducing that gap, particularly research that encompasses the notion of transdisciplinarity, wherein multiple academic disciplines and non-academic individuals and groups are integrated into the research process. The assimilation of diverse perspectives, research approaches, and types of knowledge is potentially effective in helping research teams tackle real-world patient care issues, create more practice-based evidence, and translate the results to clinical and community care settings. The goals of this paper are to present and discuss cross-disciplinary approaches to health research and to provide two examples of how engaging in such research may optimize the use of research in cancer care.
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- R. Urquhart
- Department of Surgery, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, and Division of Medical Education, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
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- Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, and Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
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- School of Health and Human Performance, Dalhousie University; and Atlantic Health Promotion Research Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
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- Continuing Medical Education, Dalhousie University; and Division of Medical Education, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
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- Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University; and Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
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Chang C, Minkler M, Salvatore AL, Lee PT, Gaydos M, Liu SS. Studying and addressing urban immigrant restaurant worker health and safety in San Francisco's Chinatown district: a CBPR case study. J Urban Health 2013; 90:1026-40. [PMID: 23793556 PMCID: PMC3853171 DOI: 10.1007/s11524-013-9804-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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With its emphasis on empowerment, individual and community capacity building, and translating research findings into action, community-based participatory research (CBPR) may be particularly advantageous in work with urban immigrant populations. This paper highlights eight ways in which CBPR has been shown to add value to work with urban underserved communities. It then describes the background, context, and methods of an ecological CBPR project, the Chinatown Restaurant Worker Health and Safety Study, conducted in San Francisco, California, and draws on study processes and outcomes to illustrate each of the eight areas identified. Challenges of using CBPR, particularly with urban immigrant populations, briefly are described, drawing again on the Chinatown study to provide illustrative examples. We discuss lessons learned, through this and other studies, for the effective use of CBPR with urban immigrant populations. We conclude that despite its challenges, this transdisciplinary, community-partnered and action-oriented approach to inquiry can make substantial contributions to both the processes and the outcomes of the research.
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Min B, Allen-Scott LK, Buntain B. Transdisciplinary research for complex One Health issues: a scoping review of key concepts. Prev Vet Med 2013; 112:222-9. [PMID: 24128755 DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2013.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2013] [Revised: 06/14/2013] [Accepted: 09/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In order to address the complexity inherent in researching One Health (OH) issues, we support the concept that researchers must transcend individual disciplinary and non-disciplinary boundaries, and move into the realm of transdisciplinary (TD) research approaches. For the purposes of this paper we use the term OH and the concept that OH research is conducted to solve complex health challenges at the animal-human--human-ecosystem interface. TD goes beyond interdisciplinary research to engages disciplines and communities through a unified conceptual framework. In this scoping review we investigated key concepts, definitions and themes in OH and TD based on the peer reviewed literature. We identified nine emerging themes in TD research: (1) education, (2) conflict amongst disciplines, (3) effective communication, (4) shared conceptual framework, (5) leadership, (6) perceived power differentials, (7) community-based methodologies, (8) support for TD research and (9) time and effort. This review provides a synthesized knowledge base that describes the nature, extent of evidence and challenges of engaging in TD initiatives. This knowledge base further provides a foundation for those interested in developing improved strategies for TD collaborative and cross-sectoral research in OH.
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- B Min
- Bachelor of Health Sciences Program, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada
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Lotrecchiano GR. A dynamical approach toward understanding mechanisms of team science: change, kinship, tension, and heritage in a transdisciplinary team. Clin Transl Sci 2013; 6:267-78. [PMID: 23919361 PMCID: PMC5350836 DOI: 10.1111/cts.12054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Since the concept of team science gained recognition among biomedical researchers, social scientists have been challenged with investigating evidence of team mechanisms and functional dynamics within transdisciplinary teams. Identification of these mechanisms has lacked substantial research using grounded theory models to adequately describe their dynamical qualities. Research trends continue to favor the measurement of teams by isolating occurrences of production over relational mechanistic team tendencies. This study uses a social constructionist-grounded multilevel mixed methods approach to identify social dynamics and mechanisms within a transdisciplinary team. A National Institutes of Health-funded research team served as a sample. Data from observations, interviews, and focus groups were qualitatively coded to generate micro/meso level analyses. Social mechanisms operative within this biomedical scientific team were identified. Dynamics that support such mechanisms were documented and explored. Through theoretical and emergent coding, four social mechanisms dominated in the analysis-change, kinship, tension, and heritage. Each contains relational social dynamics. This micro/meso level study suggests such mechanisms and dynamics are key features of team science and as such can inform problems of integration, praxis, and engagement in teams.
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- Gaetano R Lotrecchiano
- Clinical and Translational Science Programs, George Washington University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
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Implementation science perspectives and opportunities for HIV/AIDS research: integrating science, practice, and policy. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2013; 63 Suppl 1:S26-31. [PMID: 23673882 DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e3182920286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Disparities in the incidence and mortality of HIV/AIDS persist, challenging researchers, practitioners, and communities to develop improved strategies to reach vulnerable and marginalized populations. METHODS The emerging field of Implementation Science, with its focus on context, external validity, and innovative design approaches, is well suited to respond to this challenge. We provide an overview of Implementation Science, including its frameworks, tools, and strategies, and how they can inform the response to HIV/AIDS. RESULTS We summarize pioneering Implementation Science frameworks, and then present examples using newer models, including RE-AIM (Reach, Effectiveness/Efficacy, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance) and the Evidence Integration Triangle, a framework for combining research and practice using participatory and adaptive processes in a multilevel context. CONCLUSIONS Although still developing, the international field of Implementation Science can offer helpful perspectives for facilitating the more rapid integration of HIV/AIDS research, practice, and policy.
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Glasgow RE, Doria-Rose VP, Khoury MJ, Elzarrad M, Brown ML, Stange KC. Comparative effectiveness research in cancer: what has been funded and what knowledge gaps remain? J Natl Cancer Inst 2013; 105:766-73. [PMID: 23578853 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djt066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Russell E Glasgow
- Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20852, USA.
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Whitesell NR, Beals J, Crow CB, Mitchell CM, Novins DK. Epidemiology and etiology of substance use among American Indians and Alaska Natives: risk, protection, and implications for prevention. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE 2013; 38:376-82. [PMID: 22931069 DOI: 10.3109/00952990.2012.694527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND The epidemiology and etiology of substance use and disorder in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities have received increasing attention over the past 25 years and accumulating evidence provides important insights into substance use patterns in these populations. OBJECTIVES AND METHODS We provide a descriptive sketch of the AI/AN population in the United States today, present a brief review of the literature on the epidemiology and etiology of substance use within these populations, and discuss key implications of this literature for prevention efforts. CONCLUSIONS AND SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE Patterns of alcohol use and abuse in AI/AN populations are complex and vary across cultural groups, but alcohol clearly impacts both physical health and mental health within these communities. Tobacco use - and associated health consequences - is typically higher in these populations than among other US groups, although significant variation across Native communities is apparent here as with alcohol. Evidence regarding drug use and disorder is less extensive and thus less conclusive, but evidence demonstrates higher rates of use as well. Etiological explanations for substance use and disorder cut across individual characteristics (e.g., genetics) or experiences (e.g., exposure to trauma), to social contexts (e.g., family disruption), and to cultural factors (e.g., historical trauma). Protective factors likely cut across these multiple levels as well and deserve more focused attention for informing prevention efforts. The development of effective prevention strategies, built through collaboration between researchers and Native communities, drawing from the wisdom of both, is a high priority.
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- Nancy Rumbaugh Whitesell
- Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Denver , Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
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Pelletier DL, Porter CM, Aarons GA, Wuehler SE, Neufeld LM. Expanding the frontiers of population nutrition research: new questions, new methods, and new approaches. Adv Nutr 2013; 4:92-114. [PMID: 23319128 PMCID: PMC3648745 DOI: 10.3945/an.112.003160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Nutrition research, ranging from molecular to population levels and all points along this spectrum, is exploring new frontiers as new technologies and societal changes create new possibilities and demands. This paper defines a set of frontiers at the population level that are being created by the increased societal recognition of the importance of nutrition; its connection to urgent health, social, and environmental problems; and the need for effective and sustainable solutions at the population level. The frontiers are defined in terms of why, what, who, and how we study at the population level and the disciplinary foundations for that research. The paper provides illustrations of research along some of these frontiers, an overarching framework for population nutrition research, and access to some of the literature from outside of nutrition that can enhance the intellectual coherence, practical utility, and societal benefit of population nutrition research. The frontiers defined in this paper build on earlier forward-looking efforts by the American Society for Nutrition and extend these efforts in significant ways. The American Society for Nutrition and its members can play pivotal roles in advancing these frontiers by addressing a number of well-recognized challenges associated with transdisciplinary and engaged research.
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- David L Pelletier
- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
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Hall KL, Vogel AL, Stipelman BA, Stokols D, Morgan G, Gehlert S. A Four-Phase Model of Transdisciplinary Team-Based Research: Goals, Team Processes, and Strategies. Transl Behav Med 2012; 2:415-430. [PMID: 23483588 PMCID: PMC3589144 DOI: 10.1007/s13142-012-0167-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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The complexity of social and public health challenges has led to burgeoning interest and investments in cross-disciplinary team-based research, and particularly in transdisciplinary (TD) team-based research. TD research aims to integrate and ultimately extend beyond discipline-specific concepts, approaches, and methods to accelerate innovations and progress toward solving complex real-world problems. While TD research offers the promise of novel, wide-reaching and important discoveries, it also introduces unique challenges. In particular, today's investigators are generally trained in unidisciplinary approaches, and may have little training in, or exposure to, the scientific skills and team processes necessary to collaborate successfully in teams of colleagues from widely disparate disciplines and fields. Yet these skills are essential to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of TD team-based research. In the current article we propose a model of TD team-based research that includes four relatively distinct phases: development, conceptualization, implementation, and translation. Drawing on the science of team science (SciTS) field, as well as the findings from previous research on group dynamics and organizational behavior, we identify key scientific goals and team processes that occur in each phase and across multiple phases. We then provide real-world exemplars for each phase that highlight strategies for successfully meeting the goals and engaging in the team processes that are hallmarks of that phase. We conclude by discussing the relevance of the model for TD team-based research initiatives, funding to support these initiatives, and future empirical research that aims to better understand the processes and outcomes of TD team-based research.
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- Kara L. Hall
- />Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 6130 Executive Blvd., Room 4078, Rockville, MD 20852 USA
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- />Clinical Research Directorate/CMRP, SAIC-Frederick, Inc., NCI-Frederick, Frederick, MD 21702 USA
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- />Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 6130 Executive Blvd., Room 4078, Rockville, MD 20852 USA
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- />School of Social Ecology, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697 USA
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- />Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 6130 Executive Blvd., Room 4078, Rockville, MD 20852 USA
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- />George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130 USA
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Stange KC, Breslau ES, Dietrich AJ, Glasgow RE. State-of-the-art and future directions in multilevel interventions across the cancer control continuum. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 2012; 2012:20-31. [PMID: 22623592 DOI: 10.1093/jncimonographs/lgs006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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We conducted literature searches and analyses to describe the current state of multilevel intervention (MLI) research and to identify opportunities to advance cancer control and prevention. We found single-level studies that considered other contextually important levels, and multilevel health-care systems research and community-wide studies. This literature is characterized by limited reporting of theoretical, contextual, temporal, and implementation factors. Most MLIs focus on prevention and screening, rather than diagnosis, treatment, or survivorship. Opportunities relate to 1) dynamic, adaptive emergent interventions and research designs that evolve over time by attending to contextual factors and interactions across levels; 2) analyses that include simulation modeling, or multimethod approaches that integrate quantitative and qualitative methods; and 3) translation and intervention approaches that locally reinvent MLIs in different contexts. MLIs have great potential to reduce cancer burden by using theory and integrating quantitative, qualitative, participatory, and transdisciplinary methods that continually seek alignment across intervention levels, pay attention to context, and adapt over time.
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- Kurt C Stange
- Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Case Western Reserve University, 11000 Cedar Ave, Ste 402, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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Satariano WA, Guralnik JM, Jackson RJ, Marottoli RA, Phelan EA, Prohaska TR. Mobility and aging: new directions for public health action. Am J Public Health 2012; 102:1508-15. [PMID: 22698013 PMCID: PMC3464831 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2011.300631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/09/2011] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Optimal mobility, defined as relative ease and freedom of movement in all of its forms, is central to healthy aging. Mobility is a significant consideration for research, practice, and policy in aging and public health. We examined the public health burdens of mobility disability, with a particular focus on leading public health interventions to enhance walking and driving, and the challenges and opportunities for public health action. We propose an integrated mobility agenda, which draws on the lived experience of older adults. New strategies for research, practice, and policy are needed to move beyond categorical promotion programs in walking and driving to establish a comprehensive program to enhance safe mobility in all its forms.
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- William A Satariano
- School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
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Salazar MR, Lant TK, Fiore SM, Salas E. Facilitating Innovation in Diverse Science Teams Through Integrative Capacity. SMALL GROUP RESEARCH 2012. [DOI: 10.1177/1046496412453622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Knowledge integration in diverse teams depends on their integrative capacity—the social and cognitive processes, along with emergent states, that shape a team’s ability to combine diverse knowledge. We argue that integrative capacity represents the potential that a team has to overcome various compositional, team, and contextual barriers to generating integrated and novel knowledge. This article focuses specifically on the unique challenges facing diverse science teams that have the goal of generating novel knowledge at the intersection of disciplinary, practice, and organizational boundaries. The integrative capacity of a science team is argued to help facilitate the social and cognitive integration processes necessary for effective team processes that enhance the likelihood of innovative team outcomes. Implications of our theoretical framework for practice and research on fostering innovation in diverse science teams are discussed.
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- University of Central Florida & Institute for Simulation and Training, Orlando, FL, USA
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- University of Central Florida & Institute for Simulation and Training, Orlando, FL, USA
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Medina J, Ralphs R, Aldridge J. Hidden behind the gunfire: young women's experiences of gang-related violence. Violence Against Women 2012; 18:653-61. [PMID: 22926187 DOI: 10.1177/1077801212453983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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This article uses data from a 3-year multisite ethnographic research study of gangs within an English city, to explore the different ways that "gang culture" shapes the victimization experiences and everyday lives of (young) women. Victims of lethal gang violence in Research City are almost exclusively young men, rendering invisible the ways in which gangs have an impact on the lives of women living in neighborhoods with a gang presence. The article also discusses how the adoption of a transdisciplinary approach could be useful in developing a holistic picture of the impact of gang-related violence on the lives of women.
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Scammell MK. Qualitative environmental health research: an analysis of the literature, 1991-2008. CIENCIA & SAUDE COLETIVA 2012; 16:4239-55. [PMID: 22031153 DOI: 10.1590/s1413-81232011001100030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Qualitative research uses nonnumeric data to understand people's opinions, motives, understanding, and beliefs about events or phenomena. In this analysis, I report the use of qualitative methods and data in the study of the relationship between environmental exposures and human health. A primary search for peer-reviewed journal articles dated from 1991 through 2008 included the following three terms: qualitative, environ*, and health. Searches resulted in 3,155 records. Data were extracted and findings of articles analyzed to determine where and by whom qualitative environmental health research is conducted and published, the types of methods and analyses used in qualitative studies of environmental health, and the types of information qualitative data contribute to environmental health. The results highlight a diversity of disciplines and techniques among researchers who used qualitative methods to study environmental health. Nearly all of the studies identified increased scientific understanding of lay perceptions of environmental health exposures. This analysis demonstrates the potential of qualitative data to improve understanding of complex exposure pathways, including the influence of social factors on environmental health, and health outcomes.
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- Madeleine Kangsen Scammell
- Department of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, Boston, MA, USA.
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