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Jull J, Smith M, Carley M, Stacey D, Graham ID. Co-production of a systematic review on decision coaching: a mixed methods case study within a review. Syst Rev 2024; 13:149. [PMID: 38831444 PMCID: PMC11149211 DOI: 10.1186/s13643-024-02563-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Co-production is a collaborative approach to prepare, plan, conduct, and apply research with those who will use or be impacted by research (knowledge users). Our team of knowledge users and researchers sought to conduct and evaluate co-production of a systematic review on decision coaching. METHODS We conducted a mixed-methods case study within a review to describe team co-production of a systematic review. We used the Collaborative Research Framework to support an integrated knowledge translation approach to guide a team through the steps in co-production of a systematic review. The team agreed to conduct self-study as a study within a review to learn from belonging to a co-production research team. A core group that includes a patient partner developed and conducted the study within a review. Data sources were surveys and documents. The study coordinator administered surveys to determine participant preferred and actual levels of engagement, experiences, and perceptions. We included frequency counts, content, and document analysis. RESULTS We describe co-production of a systematic review. Of 17 team members, 14 (82%) agreed to study participation and of those 12 (86%) provided data pre- and post-systematic review. Most participants identified as women (n = 9, 75.0%), researchers (n = 7, 58%), trainees (n = 4, 33%), and/or clinicians (n = 2, 17%) with two patient/caregiver partners (17%). The team self-organized study governance with an executive and Steering Committee and agreed on research co-production actions and strategies. Satisfaction for engagement in the 11 systematic review steps ranged from 75 to 92%, with one participant who did not respond to any of the questions (8%) for all. Participants reported positive experiences with team communication processes (n = 12, 100%), collaboration (n = 12, 100%), and negotiation (n = 10-12, 83-100%). Participants perceived the systematic review as co-produced (n = 12, 100%) with collaborative (n = 8, 67%) and engagement activities to characterize co-production (n = 8, 67%). Participants indicated that they would not change the co-production approach (n = 8, 66%). Five participants (42%) reported team logistics challenges and four (33%) were unaware of challenges. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that it is feasible to use an integrated knowledge translation approach to conduct a systematic review. We demonstrate the importance of a relational approach to research co-production, and that it is essential to plan and actively support team engagement in the research lifecycle.
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- Janet Jull
- School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
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- Cochrane Consumer Network Executive, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventative Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Berry C, Fountain J, Forbes L, Bogen-Johnston L, Thomson A, Zylko Y, Tunks A, Hotham S, Michelson D. Developing a hope-focused intervention to prevent mental health problems and improve social outcomes for young women who are not in education, employment, or training (NEET): A qualitative co-design study in deprived coastal communities in South-East England. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0304470. [PMID: 38820387 PMCID: PMC11142577 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/02/2024] Open
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Young women who are not in education, employment, or training (NEET) experience poorer health and social outcomes compared to non-NEET young women and to NEET young men, especially in deprived areas with intersecting inequalities. The evidence on effective public health approaches is scarce. Interventions that target hope, which NEET young women notably lack, offer a promising theory-driven and intuitive means to prevent mental health problems and improve social outcomes. Hope can be defined as a goal-focused mindset comprising self-agency (motivation and self-belief) and pathways (identifying routes to achieving goals). Hope is implicated in a variety of evidence-based psychosocial interventions for young people, but is not directly targeted by existing prevention programmes for NEET populations. The current study used a phased qualitative research design and participatory methods to model a hope-focused intervention for NEET young women. Phase 1 investigated population needs and intervention parameters through semi-structured interviews with 28 key informants living or working in disadvantaged coastal communities in South-East England. The sample comprised eight NEET young women, four family members, and 16 practitioners from relevant support organisations. Phase 2 refined intervention parameters and outcomes through co-design sessions with four NEET young women, followed by a theory of change workshop with 10 practitioners. The resulting intervention model is articulated as a mentor-supported, in-person psychosocial intervention that builds hope by enhancing positive sense of self and time spent in meaningful activities, before explicitly teaching the skills needed to identify, set, and pursue personally meaningful goals.
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- Clio Berry
- Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Brighton, Falmer, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Research and Development, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Sussex Education Centre, Hove, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Health Services Studies, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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- School of Psychology, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- School of Psychology, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Brighton, Falmer, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Health Services Studies, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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- School of Psychology, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, United Kingdom
- Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
- NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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Todd AL, Petrunoff N, Frommer M, Nutbeam D. The value of health service-based research to health service organisations: a qualitative study with senior health service executives. Health Res Policy Syst 2024; 22:65. [PMID: 38822374 PMCID: PMC11141057 DOI: 10.1186/s12961-024-01149-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/03/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Research evidence has demonstrably improved health care practices and patient outcomes. However, systemic translation of evidence into practice is far from optimal. The reasons are complex, but often because research is not well aligned with health service priorities. The aim of this study was to explore the experiences and perspectives of senior health service executives on two issues: (1) the alignment between local research activity and the needs and priorities of their health services, and (2) the extent to which research is or can be integrated as part of usual health care practice. METHODS In this qualitative study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with senior health leaders from four large health service organisations that are members of Sydney Health Partners (SHP), one of Australia's nationally accredited research translation centres committed to accelerating the translation of research findings into evidence-based health care. The interviews were conducted between November 2022 and January 2023, and were either audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim or recorded in the interviewer field notes. A thematic analysis of the interview data was conducted by two researchers, using the framework method to identify common themes. RESULTS Seventeen health executives were interviewed, including chief executives, directors of medical services, nursing, allied health, research, and others in executive leadership roles. Responses to issue (1) included themes on re-balancing curiosity- and priority-driven research; providing more support for research activity within health organisations; and helping health professionals and researchers discuss researchable priorities. Responses to issue (2) included identification of elements considered essential for embedding research in health care; and the need to break down silos between research and health care, as well as within health organisations. CONCLUSIONS Health service leaders value research but want more research that aligns with their needs and priorities. Discussions with researchers about those priorities may need some facilitation. Making research a more integrated part of health care will require strong and broad executive leadership, resources and infrastructure, and investing in capacity- and capability-building across health clinicians, managers and executive staff.
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- Angela L Todd
- Sydney Health Partners, Level 2, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
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- The Sax Institute, Level 3/30C Wentworth St, Glebe, NSW, 2037, Australia
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- The Sax Institute, Level 3/30C Wentworth St, Glebe, NSW, 2037, Australia
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- Sydney Health Partners, Level 2, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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Klamroth S, Mino E, Naber I, Weissenfels A, Geidl W, Gelius P, Abu-Omar K, Pfeifer K. Coproducing a physical activity referral scheme in Germany: a qualitative analysis of stakeholder experiences. BMJ Open 2024; 14:e082710. [PMID: 38777585 PMCID: PMC11116878 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES This study evaluated stakeholders' experiences of participating in a coproduction process to develop a physical activity referral scheme (PARS) in the German healthcare system. The focus was on examining facilitators and challenges, along with gathering insights on potential modifications to the joint development process, all from the viewpoint of stakeholders. DESIGN This qualitative study employed one-to-one semi-structured interviews, and the findings were analysed using summarising qualitative content analysis. SETTING The study focused on the German healthcare system. PARTICIPANTS Seven stakeholders from the coproduction process were purposefully selected for interviews using maximum variation sampling. The interviewees represented different sectors (physician associations, physical activity professionals' associations, health insurance companies and patient organisations), various positions within their organisations, and different levels of attendance during the coproduction process. RESULTS In almost all interviews, the following factors were highlighted as facilitators of the development process: coproduction approach, process of coproduction, multi-sector stakeholder group, possibility of active participation, coordinating role of researchers, communication, atmosphere and interaction. In contrast, differences in roles and hierarchy, merging of different perspectives, clarification of intervention costs, and competition and conflicting interests were pointed out as challenges. Only a few suggestions regarding adaptations in terms of group composition and cooperation among stakeholders were mentioned. CONCLUSIONS Stakeholder experiences with the joint development process were predominantly positive, indicating that coproduction is a beneficial approach for the development of PARS intended for integration into healthcare systems. The effective management of power differences among stakeholders is intricately tied to the coproduction method; therefore, it should be selected carefully. The research team plays a pivotal role in coordinating and negotiating the process, and the team should be equipped with a diverse set of skills and knowledge, particularly to understand the intricacies of the healthcare system where the PARS is intended for implementation. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT04947787.
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- Sarah Klamroth
- Department of Sport Science and Sport, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Sport Science and Sport, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Sport Science and Sport, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Sport Science and Sport, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Sport Science and Sport, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Insitute of Sport Sciences, Université de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Sport Science and Sport, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Sport Science and Sport, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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Akintola A, Newbury-Birch D, Kilinc S. Bridging the gap between research evidence and its implementation in public health practice: case studies of embedded research model. BMC Public Health 2024; 24:1299. [PMID: 38741039 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-18727-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/28/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024] Open
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AIM To investigate the potential of embedded research in bridging the gap between research evidence and its implementation in public health practice. METHODS Using a case study methodology, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 4 embedded researchers, 9 public health practitioners, and 4 other stakeholders (2 teachers and 2 students) across four case study sites. Sites and individuals were purposively selected. Sites included two local authorities, one secondary school, and one sports organisation. Thematic data analysis was adopted to analyse the qualitative data. RESULTS Four themes were identified: (1) building and maintaining relationships, (2) working with stakeholders, (3) informing practice, and (4) critical reflection. CONCLUSIONS Embedded researchers build and maintain relationships with practitioners and other stakeholders to produce research. Evidence from the co-produced research informs future practice and research to improve service and delivery rendered to the public. Thus, embedded researchers use their role to bridge the research evidence - implementation gap in public health practice.
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- Abisope Akintola
- School of Health and Life Science, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK.
- Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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- School of School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Law, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK
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- School of School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Law, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK
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D'Arcy E, Burnett T, Capstick E, Elder C, Slee O, Girdler S, Scott M, Milbourn B. The Well-being and Support Needs of Australian Caregivers of Neurodiverse Children. J Autism Dev Disord 2024; 54:1857-1869. [PMID: 36757543 PMCID: PMC9909132 DOI: 10.1007/s10803-023-05910-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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Caregivers of children with neurodiverse needs are known to experience challenges and hardship due to the increased needs of the child and the lack of support available. This study aimed to explore the support needs and well-being of caregivers of children with neurodiverse needs in Australia. Sixty-six caregivers participated in an online survey asking questions about support needs. The results highlighted five main themes that caregivers commonly experienced including: barriers to community engagement, impact on close relationships, negative impact on mental health and identity, financial hardship, and identified support needs. Findings identified multiple unmet needs existing amongst caregivers and further emphasises the importance of addressing these needs to improve the quality of life of caregivers of children with neurodiverse needs.
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- Emily D'Arcy
- Curtin Scool of Allied Health, Curtin University, 6102, Perth, Western Australia
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- Curtin Scool of Allied Health, Curtin University, 6102, Perth, Western Australia
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- Curtin Scool of Allied Health, Curtin University, 6102, Perth, Western Australia
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- Curtin Scool of Allied Health, Curtin University, 6102, Perth, Western Australia
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- Curtin Scool of Allied Health, Curtin University, 6102, Perth, Western Australia
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- Curtin Scool of Allied Health, Curtin University, 6102, Perth, Western Australia
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- Curtin Scool of Allied Health, Curtin University, 6102, Perth, Western Australia
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- Curtin Scool of Allied Health, Curtin University, 6102, Perth, Western Australia.
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Recsky C, Rush KL, MacPhee M, Stowe M, Blackburn L, Muniak A, Currie LM. Clinical Informatics Team Members' Perspectives on Health Information Technology Safety After Experiential Learning and Safety Process Development: Qualitative Descriptive Study. JMIR Form Res 2024; 8:e53302. [PMID: 38315544 PMCID: PMC10877498 DOI: 10.2196/53302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Although intended to support improvement, the rapid adoption and evolution of technologies in health care can also bring about unintended consequences related to safety. In this project, an embedded researcher with expertise in patient safety and clinical education worked with a clinical informatics team to examine safety and harm related to health information technologies (HITs) in primary and community care settings. The clinical informatics team participated in learning activities around relevant topics (eg, human factors, high reliability organizations, and sociotechnical systems) and cocreated a process to address safety events related to technology (ie, safety huddles and sociotechnical analysis of safety events). OBJECTIVE This study aimed to explore clinical informaticians' experiences of incorporating safety practices into their work. METHODS We used a qualitative descriptive design and conducted web-based focus groups with clinical informaticians. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data. RESULTS A total of 10 informants participated. Barriers to addressing safety and harm in their context included limited prior knowledge of HIT safety, previous assumptions and perspectives, competing priorities and organizational barriers, difficulty with the reporting system and processes, and a limited number of reports for learning. Enablers to promoting safety and mitigating harm included participating in learning sessions, gaining experience analyzing reported events, participating in safety huddles, and role modeling and leadership from the embedded researcher. Individual outcomes included increased ownership and interest in HIT safety, the development of a sociotechnical systems perspective, thinking differently about safety, and increased consideration for user perspectives. Team outcomes included enhanced communication within the team, using safety events to inform future work and strategic planning, and an overall promotion of a culture of safety. CONCLUSIONS As HITs are integrated into care delivery, it is important for clinical informaticians to recognize the risks related to safety. Experiential learning activities, including reviewing safety event reports and participating in safety huddles, were identified as particularly impactful. An HIT safety learning initiative is a feasible approach for clinical informaticians to become more knowledgeable and engaged in HIT safety issues in their work.
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- Chantelle Recsky
- School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- School of Nursing, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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- School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Digital Health, Provincial Health Services Authority, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Chen W, Graham ID, Hu J, Lewis KB, Gifford W. Nurse managers' perceptions of the prospective acceptability of an implementation leadership training programme: A qualitative descriptive study. J Adv Nurs 2024. [PMID: 38186229 DOI: 10.1111/jan.16047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Revised: 11/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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AIM To explore the prospective acceptability of an implementation leadership training programme prototype for nurse managers in China to implement evidence-based practices, from the perspectives of potential programme participants and deliverers. DESIGN A qualitative descriptive study was conducted in Spring 2022 at three tertiary hospitals in Hunan, China. METHODS We conducted individual semi-structured interviews with unit-level nurse managers (n = 14), including 12 potential participants, and two potential deliverers that have been involved in developing the programme prototype. Interview questions and thematic analysis were guided by the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability. RESULTS After reviewing the programme content, potential participants and deliverers reported that unit nurse managers would benefit from engaging in the programme, acknowledging that the programme fit with professional nursing values for implementing research evidence. They expressed positive views about being involved in producing academic papers through the training process, and interactive multi-modal training activities such as group work, experience-sharing and coaching. Seven participants were not very confident about being fully engaged in the training, as they could not navigate the English research literature. Both participants and deliverers highlighted factors that would influence their participation, including time constraints, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and support from senior organizational leadership. CONCLUSIONS The training programme prototype was perceived to be useful and acceptable. The multimodal training activities were considered a strength and managers expressed an interest in writing academic papers about their implementation processes. Support from senior hospital leaders and programme deliverers was identified as critical to the training programme's success. IMPACT The study helps understand nurse managers' perceptions and concerns of participating in an implementation leadership training programme and could inform the development and refinement of similar programmes in various nursing contexts globally.
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- Wenjun Chen
- Xiangya School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Center for Research on Health and Nursing, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Nurse Anesthesia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Center for Research on Health and Nursing, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Center for Research on Health and Nursing, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Ikhile D, Glass D, Frere‐Smith K, Fraser S, Turner K, Ramji H, Gremesty G, Ford E, van Marwijk H. A virtuous cycle of co-production: Reflections from a community priority-setting exercise. Health Expect 2023; 26:2514-2524. [PMID: 37602918 PMCID: PMC10632611 DOI: 10.1111/hex.13851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Co-production is gaining increasing recognition as a good way of facilitating collaboration among different stakeholders, including members of the public. However, it remains an ambiguous concept as there is no definitive or universal model of co-production or clarity on what constitutes a good co-production approach. This paper draws on the reflections of the academic researchers, practitioners and public advisors involved in co-producing a priority-setting exercise. The exercise was conducted by the Primary and Community Health Services (PCHS) Theme of the National Institute for Health and Care Research Applied Research Collaboration for Kent, Surrey and Sussex (NIHR ARC KSS). METHODS We collected data through written and verbal reflections from seven collaborators involved in the PCHS priority-setting exercise. We used Gibbs' model of reflection to guide the data collection. We then analysed the data through an inductive, reflexive thematic analysis. RESULTS A common thread through our reflections was the concept of 'sharing'. Although co-production is inherently shared, we used the virtuous cycle to illustrate a sequence of sharing concepts during the research cycle, which provides the underpinnings of positive co-production outcomes. We identified six themes to denote the iterative process of a shared approach within the virtuous cycle: shared values, shared understanding, shared power, shared responsibilities, shared ownership and positive outcomes. CONCLUSION Our results present a virtuous cycle of co-production, which furthers the conceptual underpinnings of co-production. Through our reflections, we propose that positive co-production outcomes require foundations of shared values and a shared understanding of co-production as a concept. These foundations facilitate a process of shared power, shared responsibilities and shared ownership. We argue that when these elements are present in a co-production exercise, there is a greater potential for implementable outcomes in the communities in which the research serves and the empowerment of collaborators involved in the co-production process. PUBLIC MEMBERS' CONTRIBUTIONS Three members of the public who are public advisors in the NIHR ARC KSS were involved in the priority-setting exercise that informed this paper. The public advisors were involved in the design of the priority-setting exercise and supported participants' recruitment. They also co-facilitated the focus groups during data collection and were involved in the data analysis, interpretation and preparation of the priority-setting report. For this current manuscript, two of them are co-authors. They provided reflections and contributed to the writing and reviewing of this manuscript.
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- Deborah Ikhile
- Department of Primary Care and Public HealthBrighton and Sussex Medical School, University of SussexBrightonUK
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- Department of Primary Care and Public HealthBrighton and Sussex Medical School, University of SussexBrightonUK
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- Department of Primary Care and Public HealthBrighton and Sussex Medical School, University of SussexBrightonUK
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- Academic Health Science Network for Kent, Surrey and SussexSurreyUK
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- Primary Care and Community Health Services, NIHR ARC KSS (Applied Research Collaboration Kent, Surrey, and Sussex)SurreyUK
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- Primary Care and Community Health Services, NIHR ARC KSS (Applied Research Collaboration Kent, Surrey, and Sussex)SurreyUK
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- National Institute for Health and Care Research Applied Research Collaboration for Kent, Surrey and Sussex (NIHR ARC KSS)SurreyUK
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- Department of Primary Care and Public HealthBrighton and Sussex Medical School, University of SussexBrightonUK
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- Department of Primary Care and Public HealthBrighton and Sussex Medical School, University of SussexBrightonUK
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Xia Y, Huang H, Yu Q, Halili X, Chen Q. Academic-practice partnerships in evidence-based nursing education: A theory-guided scoping review. Nurse Educ Pract 2023; 73:103839. [PMID: 37952473 DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To provide a scoping review of the existing literature regarding academic-practice partnership in evidence-based nursing education, with the goal of gathering evidence to support the establishment of such partnerships. BACKGROUND Academic-practice partnerships play a crucial role in overcoming separation of theory and practice in evidence-based nursing education and promoting the adoption of evidence-based nursing practice. However, there is a lack of scoping review of related literature. DESIGN This scoping review was conducted following the Joanna Briggs Institute updated methodology for scoping reviews and reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews checklist. METHODS We conducted a comprehensive search in PubMed, Web of Science, SCOPUS, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, EMBASE, Educational Resource Information Centre (ERIC) and five gray websites between November and December, 2022. A total of 10515 articles were retrieved, 26 articles were included in the scoping review. Two reviewers reviewed the articles, screened literature, and extracted data, independently. A third researcher was involved when consensus is needed. Practice-academic partnership logic model was used to analysis and synthesis the results. RESULTS Main themes included inputs (time, instructional resources, partnership agreement, key stakeholder commitment, shared mission, leadership support, common vision, instructional design, mutual respect, and instructional objectives), activities (ongoing communication and shared decision-making), outputs (action plan: evidence-based nursing project plans and educational resources), outcomes (improved evidence-based nursing competency, enhanced quality of nursing care, career advancement and personal development, increased evidence-based nursing projects, improve evidence-based nursing education, heightened academic achievement, increased engagement in evidence-based nursing, increased networking opportunities, and improved staff satisfaction), facilitators (sufficient inputs, effective activities, and clear partnership structure, ongoing feedback, and positive outcomes), and barriers (insufficient inputs). CONCLUSIONS Inputs and activities could lead to outputs and outcomes. Facilitators and barriers could influence the degree of outputs and outcomes. Academic-practice partnerships can overcome the barriers of disconnection between theory and practice in evidence-based nursing education, and further promote education and research by leveraging the strengths of both parties, resulting in a mutually beneficial collaboration.
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- Yuting Xia
- Xiangya School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Xiangya School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Xiangya School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Xiangya School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha, China; Xiangya Research Center of Evidence-Based Healthcare, Central South University, Changsha, China.
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Spencer B, Hugh-Jones S, Cottrell D, Pini S. The INSCHOOL project: showcasing participatory qualitative methods derived from patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) work with young people with long-term health conditions. RESEARCH INVOLVEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT 2023; 9:91. [PMID: 37828630 PMCID: PMC10568929 DOI: 10.1186/s40900-023-00496-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Evidence suggests resources and services benefit from being developed in collaboration with the young people they aim to support. Despite this, patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) with young people is often tokenistic, limited in engagement and not developmentally tailored to young people. Our paper aims to build knowledge and practice for meaningfully engaging with young people in research design, analysis and as research participants. METHODS We report the participatory processes from the INSCHOOL project, examining long-term health conditions and schooling among 11-18 year olds. Young people were consulted at the inception of the project through a hospital-based youth forum. This began a partnership where young people co-designed study documents, informed the recruitment process, developed creative approaches to data collection, participated in pilot interviews, co-analysed the qualitative data and co-presented results. RESULTS PPIE advisors, participants and researchers all benefitted from consistent involvement of young people throughout the project. Long-term engagement allowed advisors and researchers to build rapport and facilitated openness in sharing perspectives. PPIE advisors valued being able to shape the initial aims and language of the research questions, and contribute to every subsequent stage of the project. Advisors co-designed flexible data collection methods for the qualitative project that provided participants with choices in how they took part (interviews, focus groups, written tasks). Further choice was offered through co-designed preparation activities where participants completed one of four creative activities prior to the interview. Participants were therefore able to have control over how they participated and how they described their school experiences. Through participatory analysis meetings advisors used their first-hand experiences to inform the creation of themes and the language used to describe these themes. PPIE in every stage of the process helped researchers to keep the results grounded in young people's experience and challenge their assumptions as adults. CONCLUSIONS Young people have much to offer and the INSCHOOL project has shown that researchers can meaningfully involve young people in all aspects of research. Consistent PPIE resulted in a project where the voices of young people were prioritised throughout and power imbalances were reduced, leading to meaningful participant-centred data.
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- Bethan Spencer
- University of Leeds, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, Leeds, UK
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- University of Leeds, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, Leeds, UK
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- University of Leeds, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, Leeds, UK.
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Holliday J, Jones N, Cooke J. Organisational benefits of undertaking research in healthcare: an approach to uncover impact. BMC Res Notes 2023; 16:255. [PMID: 37798616 PMCID: PMC10557344 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-023-06526-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023] Open
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There is increasing focus to review the societal impact of research through assessment and research excellence frameworks. These often link to financial and reputational incentives within the academic community. However, timeframes to demonstrate impact using these approaches are often long and are not designed to show benefit to service collaborators who require evidence of improvement and change to their services more immediately. Impacts that are measured this way may also miss out on unintended and positive impacts that occur as by-products of research, or through the 'ripple effect' that research may have on practice. Importantly, demonstrating how research makes a difference can improve the research culture in services, and motivations in service partners to become, and stay involved in research. This article describes, and provides access to, a tool called VICTOR (making Visible the ImpaCT Of Research) that was developed by a community of practice involving 12 NHS organisations through blending evidence from the literature, practice and service users. We describe the types of impact that have been collected by VICTOR and explore how collecting impact in this way might help research-practice partnerships and inform research methodologies and may be useful to show impacts alongside, and shortly after the research process.
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- Judith Holliday
- Research Department, Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust, Pinderfields Hospital, Aberford Road, Wakefield, WF1 4AL, UK.
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- Primary Care Sheffield, Fifth Floor, 722 Prince of Wales Road, Sheffield, S9 4EU, UK
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- School of Health Science, University of Sheffield, 30 Regent Street, Regent Court, Sheffield, S1 4DA, UK
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Dixon J, Shantz E, Clarke AE, Elliott SJ. Reconceptualizing Integrated Knowledge Translation goals: a case study on basic and clinical science investigating the causes and consequences of food allergy. Implement Sci Commun 2023; 4:120. [PMID: 37759275 PMCID: PMC10523745 DOI: 10.1186/s43058-023-00473-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Integrated Knowledge Translation (IKT) and other forms of research co-production are increasingly recognized as valuable approaches to knowledge creation as a way to better facilitate the implementation of scientific findings. However, the nature of some scientific work can preclude direct knowledge to action as a likely outcome. Do IKT approaches have value in such cases? METHODS This study used a qualitative case study approach to better understand the function of IKT in a non-traditional application: basic and clinical science investigating the causes and consequences of food allergy. Building off previous baseline findings, data were obtained through in-depth interviews with project scientists and steering committee members and complemented by researcher observation. Data were analyzed through an integrated approach to understand how well participants perceived the stipulated project IKT outcomes had been met and to better understand the relationship between different forms of IKT goals, outcomes, and impacts. RESULTS We propose a conceptual model which builds temporal continuity into the IKT work and understands success beyond truncated timelines of any one project. The model proposes project IKT goals be conceptualized through three metaphorical tower blocks: foundational (changing the culture for both scientists and knowledge-users), laying the groundwork (building relationships, networks and sparking scientific inquiry), and putting scientific knowledge to action. Based on this model, this case study demonstrated notable success at the foundational and intermediate blocks, though did not turn basic and clinical research knowledge into actionable outcomes within the project timespan. CONCLUSIONS We find that current IKT literature which situates success as filling a knowledge to action gap is conceptually inadequate for understanding the full contributions of IKT activities. This work highlights the need for building cultural and scientific familiarity with IKT in order to better enable knowledge to action translation. Improving understanding and communication of science and empowering knowledge-users to engage with the research agenda are long-term strategies to build towards knowledge implementation and lay the ground work for many future research projects.
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- Jenna Dixon
- Faculty of Health and Social Development, University of British Columbia (Okanagan), Kelowna, BC, Canada.
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- Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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Sideropoulos V, Vangeli E, Naughton F, Cox S, Frings D, Notley C, Brown J, Kimber C, Dawkins L. Mobile Phone Text Messages to Support People to Stop Smoking by Switching to Vaping: Codevelopment, Coproduction, and Initial Testing Study. JMIR Form Res 2023; 7:e49668. [PMID: 37756034 PMCID: PMC10568393 DOI: 10.2196/49668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND SMS text messages are affordable, scalable, and effective smoking cessation interventions. However, there is little research on SMS text message interventions specifically designed to support people who smoke to quit by switching to vaping. OBJECTIVE Over 3 phases, with vapers and smokers, we codeveloped and coproduced a mobile phone SMS text message program. The coproduction paradigm allowed us to collaborate with researchers and the community to develop a more relevant, acceptable, and equitable SMS text message program. METHODS In phase 1, we engaged people who vape via Twitter and received 167 responses to our request to write SMS text messages for people who wish to quit smoking by switching to vaping. We screened, adjusted, refined, and themed the messages, resulting in a set of 95 that were mapped against the Capability, Opportunity, and Motivation-Behavior constructs. In phase 2, we evaluated the 95 messages from phase 1 via a web survey where participants (66/202, 32.7% woman) rated up to 20 messages on 7-point Likert scales on 9 constructs: being understandable, clear, believable, helpful, interesting, inoffensive, positive, and enthusiastic and how happy they would be to receive the messages. In phase 3, we implemented the final set of SMS text messages as part of a larger randomized optimization trial, in which 603 participants (mean age 38.33, SD 12.88 years; n=369, 61.2% woman) received SMS text message support and then rated their usefulness and frequency and provided free-text comments at the 12-week follow-up. RESULTS For phase 2, means and SDs were calculated for each message across the 9 constructs. Those with means below the neutral anchor of 4 or with unfavorable comments were discussed with vapers and further refined or removed. This resulted in a final set of 78 that were mapped against early, mid-, or late stages of quitting to create an order for the messages. For phase 3, a total of 38.5% (232/603) of the participants provided ratings at the 12-week follow-up. In total, 69.8% (162/232) reported that the SMS text messages had been useful, and a significant association between quit rates and usefulness ratings was found (χ21=9.6; P=.002). A content analysis of free-text comments revealed that the 2 most common positive themes were helpful (13/47, 28%) and encouraging (6/47, 13%) and the 2 most common negative themes were too frequent (9/47, 19%) and annoying (4/47, 9%). CONCLUSIONS In this paper, we describe the initial coproduction and codevelopment of a set of SMS text messages to help smokers stop smoking by transitioning to vaping. We encourage researchers to use, further develop, and evaluate the set of SMS text messages and adapt it to target populations and relevant contexts.
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- Vassilis Sideropoulos
- Department of Psychology & Human Development, IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Psychology, London South Bank University, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Psychology, London South Bank University, London, United Kingdom
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- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Psychology, London South Bank University, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Psychology, London South Bank University, London, United Kingdom
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Dunn SI, Bhati DK, Reszel J, Kothari A, McCutcheon C, Graham ID. Understanding how and under what circumstances integrated knowledge translation works for people engaged in collaborative research: metasynthesis of IKTRN casebooks. JBI Evid Implement 2023; 21:277-293. [PMID: 36988573 DOI: 10.1097/xeb.0000000000000367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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INTRODUCTION AND AIMS Interaction and collaboration between researchers, patients/public, clinicians, managers and policy-makers are necessary to enhance the relevance and use of research, improve planning, and optimize healthcare delivery and outcomes. The Integrated Knowledge Translation Research Network (IKTRN) published four casebooks from 2019 to 2021, describing varied approaches to research co-production. Our aim was to examine the case studies to extend existing theoretical and empirical perspectives about how co-production works. METHODS We used metasynthesis, a qualitative research design that includes seven iterative steps (clarify the purpose, delineate the case studies included, extract and code the data, derive themes from the coded data, determine the relationships of the themes to research co-production, synthesize the concepts, and build theory). RESULTS A total of 35 cases was reviewed. The aggregate findings of this metasynthesis identified multiple contextual and process factors, barriers, and facilitators that influence integrated knowledge translation (IKT), and a range of IKT activities that increased the likelihood of success of co-production during research. In comparing the findings from the metasynthesis with existing literature, we found a number of consistencies, but also new information about barriers, facilitators, IKT activities and outcomes, thereby adding to our understanding about factors that influence co-production. CONCLUSIONS This metasynthesis provided concrete examples to optimize co-produced clinical and health system research. More research is needed to fully understand how to overcome some challenging modifiable barriers, establish relationships, facilitate communication, overcome power differentials and create processes for knowledge-users working across boundaries (clinical practice and research) to stay engaged and participate fully in research endeavours.
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- Sandra I Dunn
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa
- School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Ottawa
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa
- School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Ottawa
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- School of Health Studies, Western University, London
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa
- School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Ottawa
- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Jakobsson CE, Genovesi E, Afolayan A, Bella-Awusah T, Omobowale O, Buyanga M, Kakuma R, Ryan GK. Co-producing research on psychosis: a scoping review on barriers, facilitators and outcomes. Int J Ment Health Syst 2023; 17:25. [PMID: 37644476 PMCID: PMC10466887 DOI: 10.1186/s13033-023-00594-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Co-production is a collaborative approach to service user involvement in which users and researchers share power and responsibility in the research process. Although previous reviews have investigated co-production in mental health research, these do not typically focus on psychosis or severe mental health conditions. Meanwhile, people with psychosis may be under-represented in co-production efforts. This scoping review aims to explore the peer-reviewed literature to better understand the processes and terminology employed, as well as the barriers, facilitators, and outcomes of co-production in psychosis research. METHODS Three databases were searched (MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO) using terms and headings related to psychosis and co-production. All titles, abstracts and full texts were independently double-screened. Disagreements were resolved by consensus. Original research articles reporting on processes and methods of co-production involving adults with psychosis as well as barriers, facilitators, and/or outcomes of co-production were included. Data was extracted using a standardised template and synthesised narratively. Joanna Briggs Institute and the AGREE Reporting Checklist were used for quality assessment. RESULTS The search returned 1243 references. Fifteen studies were included: five qualitative, two cross-sectional, and eight descriptive studies. Most studies took place in the UK, and all reported user involvement in the research process; however, the amount and methods of involvement varied greatly. Although all studies were required to satisfy INVOLVE (2018) principles of co-production to be included, seven were missing several of the key features of co-production and often used different terms to describe their collaborative approaches. Commonly reported outcomes included improvements in mutual engagement as well as depth of understanding and exploration. Key barriers were power differentials between researchers and service users and stigma. Key facilitators were stakeholder buy-in and effective communication. CONCLUSIONS The methodology, terminology and quality of the studies varied considerably; meanwhile, over-representation of UK studies suggests there may be even more heterogeneity in the global literature not captured by our review. This study makes recommendations for encouraging co-production and improving the reporting of co-produced research, while also identifying several limitations that could be improved upon for a more comprehensive review of the literature.
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- C E Jakobsson
- Department of Psychiatry, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Eastbourne, England, UK.
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- Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, England, UK
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- Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Psychiatry & Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- SUCCEED Africa, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Centre for Global Mental Health, London, England, UK.
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Centre for Global Mental Health, London, England, UK.
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Ward AL, Cruickshank S, Forbat L. Features that hindered the capacity development of a national prostate cancer service. FRONTIERS IN HEALTH SERVICES 2023; 3:1173143. [PMID: 37533703 PMCID: PMC10391644 DOI: 10.3389/frhs.2023.1173143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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Introduction In Scotland, prostate cancer services have struggled to meet demand, and urological cancer services have missed Scottish Government waiting time targets to a greater extent than other cancer services. This study provides understanding of the capacity development needs of a national prostate cancer service including why the service had been unable to adapt to meet demand and how capacity could be developed. Methods Delphi technique was applied to a purposive sample of prostate cancer clinicians working across Scotland between 2015 and 2017. Interviews were conducted with healthcare professionals involved in delivery of care to people with prostate cancer including General Practitioners, followed by questionnaires which were distributed to Specialist Nurses, Oncologists and Urologists involved in delivering specialist prostate cancer services within NHS Scotland. Findings are reported from interviews analysed using a directed approach to content analysis, followed by three rounds of iterative online questionnaires analysed using descriptive statistics. Results Reform is needed to meet demand within prostate cancer services in Scotland. Barriers to capacity development included: lack of shared understanding of quality of care between policy makers and healthcare professionals; lack of leadership of service developments nationally and regionally; and difficulties in drawing on other capacities to support the service. Cohesive working and a need for efficient training for nurse specialists were needed to develop capacity. Consensus was reached for development of national working groups to set standards for quality care (100% agreement) and further development of existing regional working groups (100% agreement) to implement this care (91% agreement), which should include input from primary and community care practitioners (100% agreement) to meet demand. Discussion This work provides important understanding of barriers and facilitators to service development across a national service, including highlighting the importance of a shared vision for quality care between policy makers and healthcare professionals. Mechanisms to support service change are identified.
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- Ashleigh Lauren Ward
- Directorate of Nursing, NHS Forth Valley, Larbert, United Kingdom
- School of Medicine, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
- Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom
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Fernandes B, Neelakantan L, Shah H, Sumant S, Collins PY, Velloza J, Bampton E, Ranganathan S, Sibisi R, Bashir T, Bowes J, David EL, Kaur H, Malik U, Shannon I, Gurumayum S, Burn AM, Sieberts SK, Fazel M. Evidencing the Impact of Web-Based Coproduction With Youth on Mental Health Research: Qualitative Findings From the MindKind Study. JMIR Public Health Surveill 2023; 9:e42963. [PMID: 37335609 PMCID: PMC10365598 DOI: 10.2196/42963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 04/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Public involvement in research is a growing phenomenon as well as a condition of research funding, and it is often referred to as coproduction. Coproduction involves stakeholder contributions at every stage of research, but different processes exist. However, the impact of coproduction on research is not well understood. Web-based young people's advisory groups (YPAGs) were established as part of the MindKind study at 3 sites (India, South Africa, and the United Kingdom) to coproduce the wider research study. Each group site, led by a professional youth advisor, conducted all youth coproduction activities collaboratively with other research staff. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate the impact of youth coproduction in the MindKind study. METHODS To measure the impact of web-based youth coproduction on all stakeholders, the following methods were used: analysis of project documents, capturing the views of stakeholders using the Most Significant Change technique, and impact frameworks to assess the impact of youth coproduction on specific stakeholder outcomes. Data were analyzed in collaboration with researchers, advisors, and YPAG members to explore the impact of youth coproduction on research. RESULTS The impact was recorded on 5 levels. First, at the paradigmatic level, a novel method of conducting research allowed for a widely diverse group of YPAG representations, influencing study priorities, conceptualization, and design. Second, at the infrastructural level, the YPAG and youth advisors meaningfully contributed to the dissemination of materials; infrastructural constraints of undertaking coproduction were also identified. Third, at the organizational level, coproduction necessitated implementing new communication practices, such as a web-based shared platform. This meant that materials were easily accessible to the whole team and communication streams remained consistent. Fourth, at the group level, authentic relationships developed between the YPAG members, advisors, and the rest of the team, facilitated by regular web-based contact. Finally, at the individual level, participants reported enhanced insights into mental well-being and appreciation for the opportunity to engage in research. CONCLUSIONS This study revealed several factors that shape the creation of web-based coproduction, with clear positive outcomes for advisors, YPAG members, researchers, and other project staff. However, several challenges of coproduced research were also encountered in multiple contexts and amid pressing timelines. For systematic reporting of the impact of youth coproduction, we propose that monitoring, evaluation, and learning systems be designed and implemented early.
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- Blossom Fernandes
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Mental Health, School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Mental Health Law & Policy, Indian Law Society, Pune, India
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- Centre for Mental Health Law & Policy, Indian Law Society, Pune, India
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Higher Health, Higher Education and Training: Health, Wellness, and Development Centre, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Mindkind Young People's Advisory Group, Centre for Mental Health Law & Policy, Indian Law Society, Pune, India
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- Mindkind Young People's Advisory Group, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Mindkind Young People's Advisory Group, Centre for Mental Health Law & Policy, Indian Law Society, Pune, India
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- Mindkind Young People's Advisory Group, Centre for Mental Health Law & Policy, Indian Law Society, Pune, India
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- Mindkind Young People's Advisory Group, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Mindkind Young People's Advisory Group, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Mindkind Young People's Advisory Group, Centre for Mental Health Law & Policy, Indian Law Society, Pune, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Moradzadeh M, Karamouzian M, Najafizadeh S, Yazdi-Feyzabadi V, Haghdoost AA. International Journal of Health Policy and Management (IJHPM): A Decade of Advancing Knowledge and Influencing Global Health Policy (2013-2023). Int J Health Policy Manag 2023; 12:8124. [PMID: 37579384 PMCID: PMC10425691 DOI: 10.34172/ijhpm.2023.8124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023] Open
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- Mina Moradzadeh
- Health Services Management Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Centre On Drug Policy Evaluation, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- HIV/STI Surveillance Research Center, and WHO Collaborating Center for HIV, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Health Services Management Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Health Services Management Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Modeling in Health Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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Cloke J, Hassan S, Goodall M, Ring A, Saini P, Tahir N, Gabbay M. Tapping into the power of coproduction and knowledge mobilisation: Exploration of a facilitated interactive group learning approach to support equity-sensitive decision-making in local health and care services. Health Expect 2023. [PMID: 37154125 DOI: 10.1111/hex.13774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Revised: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND We report on a study of a facilitated interactive group learning approach, through Collaborative Implementation Groups (CIGs), established to enhance capacity for equity-sensitive evaluation of healthcare services to inform local decision-making: (1) What was the experience of participants of the CIGs? (2) How was knowledge mobilisation achieved? (3) What are the key elements that enhance the process of coproducing equity-sensitive evaluations? METHODS A thematic analysis of qualitative data obtained from focus group (FG) discussions and semistructured interviews exploring the experiences of participants. All FGs included representation of participants from different projects across the programme. Interviews were conducted with a member from each of the teams participating in the first cohort after their final workshop. RESULTS We identified four themes to illustrate how the approach to delivering intensive and facilitated training supported equity-sensitive evaluations of local healthcare services: (1) Creating the setting for coproduction and knowledge mobilisation; (2) establishing a common purpose, meaning and language for reducing health inequalities; (3) making connections and brokering relationships and (4) challenging and transforming the role of evaluation. CONCLUSION We report on the implementation of a practical example of engaged scholarship, where teams of healthcare staff were supported with resources, interactive training and methodological advice to evaluate their own services, enabling organisations to assemble timely practical and relevant evidence that could feed directly into local decision-making. By encouraging mixed teams of practitioners, commissioners, patients, the public and researchers to work together to coproduce their evaluations, the programme also aimed to systematise health equity into service change. The findings of our study illustrate that the approach to delivering training gave participants the tools and confidence to address their organisation's stated aims of reducing health inequalities, coproduce evaluations of their local services and mobilise knowledge from a range of stakeholders. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION The research question was developed collaboratively with researchers, partner organisations and public advisers (PAs). PAs were involved in meetings to agree on the focus of this research and to plan the analysis. N. T. is a PA and coauthor, contributing to the interpretation of findings and drafting of the paper.
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- Jane Cloke
- Department of Primary Care and Mental Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Primary Care and Mental Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Primary Care and Mental Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Primary Care and Mental Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- School of Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Primary Care and Mental Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
- NIHR ARC NWC, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Primary Care and Mental Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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Cribb A, Entwistle V, Mitchell P. Varieties of improvement expertise: Knowledge and contestation in health-care improvement. SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH & ILLNESS 2023; 45:734-753. [PMID: 36707128 PMCID: PMC10473975 DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.13616] [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: 08/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The 'improvement' of health care is now established and growing as a field of research and practice. This article, based on qualitative data from interviews with 21 senior leaders in this field, analyses the growth of improvement expertise as not simply an expansion but also a multiplication of 'ways of knowing'. It illustrates how health-care improvement is an area where contests about relevant kinds of knowledge, approaches and purposes proliferate and intersect. One dimension of this story relates to the increasing relevance of sociological expertise-both as a disciplinary contributor to this arena of research and practice and as a spur to reflexive critique. The analysis highlights the threat of persistent hierarchies within improvement expertise reproducing and amplifying restricted conceptions of both improvement and 'better' health care.
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- Alan Cribb
- Centre for Public Policy ResearchKing’s College LondonLondonUK
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- Health Services Research Unit and School of Divinity, History and PhilosophyUniversity of AberdeenAberdeenUK
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- Centre for Public Policy ResearchKing’s College LondonLondonUK
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Lokot M, Wake C. NGO-academia research co-production in humanitarian settings: opportunities and challenges. DISASTERS 2023; 47:464-481. [PMID: 35841211 DOI: 10.1111/disa.12556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The term 'co-production' is increasingly used to describe varied forms of research partnerships, expanding from its application within the health sector to other areas. In humanitarian settings, alongside more calls for localisation and decolonising aid, research co-production is emerging as a means of tackling power dynamics within NGO (non-governmental organisation)-academia research partnerships. Based on semi-structured interviews with practitioners and academics with experience of co-producing research and participating in research partnerships, this paper presents the opportunities and challenges associated with co-producing research in humanitarian settings. The findings suggest that similar to other buzzwords in the humanitarian sector, the label of 'co-production' is sometimes uncritically applied to any kind of research partnership. The study emphasises the importance of centring power within co-produced research in humanitarian settings and suggests that while the term co-production is sometimes misappropriated, the principles underlying this concept remain essential to unravelling power hierarchies within the humanitarian sector.
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- Michelle Lokot
- Research Fellow, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
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- Education and Capacity Strengthening Manager, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
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Funnell S, Jull J, Mbuagbaw L, Welch V, Dewidar O, Wang X, Lesperance M, Ghogomu E, Rizvi A, Akl EA, Avey MT, Antequera A, Bhutta ZA, Chamberlain C, Craig P, Cuervo LG, Dicko A, Ellingwood H, Feng C, Francis D, Greer-Smith R, Hardy BJ, Harwood M, Hatcher-Roberts J, Horsley T, Juando-Prats C, Kasonde M, Kennedy M, Kredo T, Krentel A, Kristjansson E, Langer L, Little J, Loder E, Magwood O, Mahande MJ, Melendez-Torres GJ, Moore A, Niba LL, Nicholls SG, Nkangu MN, Lawson DO, Obuku E, Okwen P, Pantoja T, Petkovic J, Petticrew M, Pottie K, Rader T, Ramke J, Riddle A, Shamseer L, Sharp M, Shea B, Tanuseputro P, Tugwell P, Tufte J, Von Elm E, Waddington HS, Wang H, Weeks L, Wells G, White H, Wiysonge CS, Wolfenden L, Young T. Improving social justice in observational studies: protocol for the development of a global and Indigenous STROBE-equity reporting guideline. Int J Equity Health 2023; 22:55. [PMID: 36991403 PMCID: PMC10060140 DOI: 10.1186/s12939-023-01854-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Addressing persistent and pervasive health inequities is a global moral imperative, which has been highlighted and magnified by the societal and health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Observational studies can aid our understanding of the impact of health and structural oppression based on the intersection of gender, race, ethnicity, age and other factors, as they frequently collect this data. However, the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guideline, does not provide guidance related to reporting of health equity. The goal of this project is to develop a STROBE-Equity reporting guideline extension. METHODS We assembled a diverse team across multiple domains, including gender, age, ethnicity, Indigenous background, disciplines, geographies, lived experience of health inequity and decision-making organizations. Using an inclusive, integrated knowledge translation approach, we will implement a five-phase plan which will include: (1) assessing the reporting of health equity in published observational studies, (2) seeking wide international feedback on items to improve reporting of health equity, (3) establishing consensus amongst knowledge users and researchers, (4) evaluating in partnership with Indigenous contributors the relevance to Indigenous peoples who have globally experienced the oppressive legacy of colonization, and (5) widely disseminating and seeking endorsement from relevant knowledge users. We will seek input from external collaborators using social media, mailing lists and other communication channels. DISCUSSION Achieving global imperatives such as the Sustainable Development Goals (e.g., SDG 10 Reduced inequalities, SDG 3 Good health and wellbeing) requires advancing health equity in research. The implementation of the STROBE-Equity guidelines will enable a better awareness and understanding of health inequities through better reporting. We will broadly disseminate the reporting guideline with tools to enable adoption and use by journal editors, authors, and funding agencies, using diverse strategies tailored to specific audiences.
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- Sarah Funnell
- Department of Family Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Bruyère Research Institute, Bruyère Continuing Care and University of Ottawa, 85 Primrose, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
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- Bruyère Research Institute, Bruyère Continuing Care and University of Ottawa, 85 Primrose, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Bruyère Research Institute, Bruyère Continuing Care and University of Ottawa, 85 Primrose, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
- Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Canadian Council on Animal Care, Ottawa, Canada
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- International Health Department, ISGlobal, Hospital Clínic - Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre for Global Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
- Institute for Global Health & Development, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Indigenous Health Equity Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Judith Lumley Centre, School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Unit of Health Services and Access, Department of Health Systems and Services, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), Washington, DC, USA
- Doctoral School, Department of Paediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, and Preventive Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Sciences, Techniques, and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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- Department of Psychology, Department of Law, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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- School of Health and Human Performance, Georgia College, Milledgville, USA
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- Healthcare Research Associates, LLC/S.T.A.R. Initiative, Los Angeles, USA
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- Well Living House, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Waakebiness Institute for Indigenous Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- General Practice and Primary Healthcare, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- WHO Collaborating Centre for Knowledge Translation and Health Technology Assessment in Health Equity, Ottawa, Canada
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- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
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- Applied Health Research Center, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
- Dalla School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Evidence Based Health Care, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Bruyère Research Institute, Bruyère Continuing Care and University of Ottawa, 85 Primrose, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Africa Centre for Evidence, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
- Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College, Moshi, Tanzania
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- Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Bamenda, Bamenda, Cameroon
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- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- College of Health Sciences, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Bamenda, Bamenda, Cameroon
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- Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Pontifica Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Bruyère Research Institute, Bruyère Continuing Care and University of Ottawa, 85 Primrose, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
- Department of Family Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Freelance Health Research Librarian, Ottawa, Canada
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- International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Health Research Board Centre for Primary Care Research, Department of General Practice, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
- Department of Medicine , University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Cochrane Switzerland, Centre for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- London International Development Centre, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Bruyère Research Institute, Bruyère Continuing Care and University of Ottawa, 85 Primrose, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medicine , University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Centre for Evidence Based Health Care, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa
- HIV and other Infectious Diseases Research Unit, Durban, South Africa
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- Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Centre for Evidence Based Health Care, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Creaser AV, Bingham DD, Bennett HAJ, Costa S, Clemes SA. The development of a family-based wearable intervention using behaviour change and co-design approaches: move and connect. Public Health 2023; 217:54-64. [PMID: 36854251 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2023.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Revised: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Previous research has explored the effectiveness of wearable activity trackers (wearables) for increasing child physical activity (PA) levels, but there have been mixed results. The use of theoretical frameworks and co-design techniques are recognised ways of increasing an intervention's acceptability and effectiveness. AIMS This study aims to use co-design workshops and an evidence-based theoretical framework (the Behaviour Change Wheel) to develop a family-based PA intervention using wearables. METHODS Three stages of intervention development outlined by the Behaviour Change Wheel were used. Co-design workshops with seven families (11 parents and 12 children) and seven PA experts were conducted where stakeholders discussed how to overcome previously identified barriers to families being active and using wearables. This resulted in the intervention's components being developed, with each component's mechanisms of action (e.g. intervention functions and behaviour change techniques) being retrospectively identified. RESULTS The 'Move & Connect' intervention was developed, which targets family PA and wearable use. The intervention takes a flexible approach and includes eight components, including wearable devices (Fitbit Alta HR), support resources, an introductory workshop, collective challenges, goal setting and reviewing, engagement prompts, social support and health-related resources (e.g. educational videos). The intervention incorporates six intervention functions targeting PA and wearable use: education, training, modelling, persuasion, incentivisation and environmental restructuring and 24 behaviour change techniques, including goal setting, social comparison, feedback on behaviour and graded task. CONCLUSIONS This is the first known study to use an evidence-based framework and co-design to develop a family-based wearable intervention. The identification of the intervention's mechanisms of action will prove useful when implementing and evaluating the 'Move & Connect' intervention and allow researchers to replicate its components.
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- A V Creaser
- School of Sport, Exercise, and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, UK; Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust, Bradford, BD9 6RJ, UK.
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- Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust, Bradford, BD9 6RJ, UK
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- School of Psychology, University of Leeds, University Road, Leeds, LS2 9JU, UK
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- School of Sport, Exercise, and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, UK
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- School of Sport, Exercise, and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, UK; National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE5 4PW, UK
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Kontak J, Grant A, Jeffers E, Boulos L, Ricketts J, Davies M, Hamilton M, Hayden JA. The Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit (MSSU) Bridge Process: An Integrated Knowledge Translation Approach to Address Priority Health Issues and Increase Collaborative Research in Nova Scotia, Canada. Int J Health Policy Manag 2023; 12:6901. [PMID: 37579467 PMCID: PMC10125170 DOI: 10.34172/ijhpm.2023.6901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND There is evidence of the benefits of integrated knowledge translation (IKT), yet there is limited research outlining the purpose of a knowledge broker (KB) within this approach. The Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit (MSSU) acts as a KB to support patient-oriented research across the Maritime provinces in Canada. The "Bridge Process" was developed by the Nova Scotia (NS) site as a strategy that involves work leading up to and following the Bridge Event. The process supports research addressing priority health topics discussed at the event by stakeholder groups. The objectives of this paper were to (1) describe the outputs/outcomes of this IKT approach; and (2) examine the role of the KB. METHODS Quantitative data were collected from registration and evaluation surveys. Outputs are described with descriptive statistics. Qualitative data were collected through evaluation surveys and internal documents. Data related to KB tasks were categorized into three domains: (1) Knowledge Manager, (2) Linkage and Exchange Agent, and (3) Capacity Developer. RESULTS The Bridge Process was implemented four times. A total of 314 participants including government, health, patient/citizen, community, and research personnel attended the events. We identified 24 priority topics, with 7 led by teams receiving support to complete related projects. Participants reported improved understanding of the research gaps and policy needs and engaged with individuals they would not have otherwise. Although patients/citizens attended each Bridge Event, only 61% of participants who completed an evaluation survey indicated that they were 'actively engaged in group discussion.' The KB's role was identified in all three domains including Knowledge Manager (eg, defining questions), Linkage and Exchange Agent (eg, engaging stakeholders), and Capacity Builder (eg, research interpretation). CONCLUSION The MSSU facilitated an IKT approach by acting as a KB throughout the Bridge Process. This deliberative and sequential process served as an effective strategy to increase collaborative health research in the province.
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- Julia Kontak
- Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit, Research and Innovation, Nova Scotia Health, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit, Research and Innovation, Nova Scotia Health, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit, Research and Innovation, Nova Scotia Health, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit, Research and Innovation, Nova Scotia Health, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit, Research and Innovation, Nova Scotia Health, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit, Research and Innovation, Nova Scotia Health, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Department of Community Health & Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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Banks E, Haynes A, Lovett R, Yadav UN, Agostino J. Output-orientated policy engagement: a model for advancing the use of epidemiological evidence in health policy. Health Res Policy Syst 2023; 21:6. [PMID: 36647155 PMCID: PMC9843894 DOI: 10.1186/s12961-022-00955-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Use of epidemiological research in policy and practice is suboptimal, contributing to significant preventable morbidity and mortality. Barriers to the use of research evidence in policy include lack of research-policy engagement, lack of policy-relevant research, differences in policymaker and researcher practice norms, time constraints, difficulties in coordination, and divergent languages and reward systems. APPROACH AND OUTCOMES In order to increase policy-relevant research and research uptake, we developed the output-orientated policy engagement (OOPE) model, in Australia. It integrates a foundational approach to engagement with cycles of specific activity focused around selected research outputs. Foundational elements include measures to increase recognition and valuing of policymaker expertise, emphasis on policy uptake, policy awareness of the research group's work, regular policy engagement and policy-relevant capacity-building. Specific activities include (i) identification of an "output"-usually at draft stage-and program of work which are likely to be of interest to policymakers; (ii) initial engagement focusing on sharing "preview" evidence from this output, with an invitation to provide input into this and to advise on the broader program of work; and (iii) if there is sufficient interest, formation of a researcher-policy-maker partnership to shape and release the output, as well as inform the program of work. This cycle is repeated as the relationship continues and is deepened. As well as supporting policy-informed evidence generation and research-aware policymakers, the output-orientated model has been found to be beneficial in fostering the following: a pragmatic starting place for researchers, in often large and complex policy environments; purposeful and specific engagement, encouraging shared expectations; non-transactional engagement around common evidence needs, whereby researchers are not meeting with policymakers with the expectation of receiving funding; built-in translation; time and resource efficiency; relationship-building; mutual learning; policy-invested researchers and research-invested policy-makers; and tangible policy impacts. A case study outlines how the output-orientated approach supported researcher-policymaker collaboration to generate new evidence regarding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cardiovascular disease risk and to apply this to national guidelines. CONCLUSION Output-orientated policy engagement provides a potentially useful pragmatic model to catalyse and support partnerships between researchers and policymakers, to increase the policy-relevance and application of epidemiological evidence.
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- Emily Banks
- grid.1001.00000 0001 2180 7477National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT Australia
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- grid.1013.30000 0004 1936 834XInstitute for Musculoskeletal Health, The University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW Australia ,grid.1013.30000 0004 1936 834XSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW Australia
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- grid.1001.00000 0001 2180 7477National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT Australia
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- grid.1001.00000 0001 2180 7477National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT Australia
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- grid.1001.00000 0001 2180 7477School of Medicine and Psychology, ANU, Canberra, ACT Australia ,National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, Canberra, ACT Australia
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Brar J, Chowdhury N, Raihan MMH, Khalid A, O’Brien MG, Walsh CA, Turin TC. The Benefits, Challenges, and Strategies toward Establishing a Community-Engaged Knowledge Hub: An Integrative Review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:1160. [PMID: 36673915 PMCID: PMC9858916 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20021160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 01/01/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Current knowledge creation and mobilization efforts are concentrated in academic institutions. A community-engaged knowledge hub (CEKH) has the potential for transdisciplinary and cross-sectorial collaboration between knowledge producers, mobilizers, and users to develop more relevant and effective research practices as well as to increase community capacity in terms of knowledge production. Objective: To summarize existing original research articles on knowledge hubs or platforms and to identify the benefits, challenges, and ways to address challenges when developing a CEKH. Methods: This study followed a systematic integrative review design. Following a comprehensive search of academic and grey literature databases, we screened 9030 unique articles using predetermined inclusion criteria and identified 20 studies for the final synthesis. We employed thematic analysis to summarize the results. Results: The focus of the majority of these knowledge mobilization hubs was related to health and wellness. Knowledge hubs have a multitude of benefits for the key stakeholders including academics, communities, service providers, and policymakers, including improving dissemination processes, providing more effective community interventions, ensuring informed care, and creating policy assessment tools. Challenges in creating knowledge hubs are generally consistent for all stakeholders, rather than for individual stakeholders, and typically pertain to funding, resources, and conflicting perspectives. As such, strategies to address challenges are also emphasized and should be executed in unison. Conclusions: This study informs the development of a future CEKH through the identification of the benefits, challenges, and strategies to mitigate challenges when developing knowledge hubs. This study addresses a literature gap regarding the comparisons of knowledge hubs and stakeholder experiences.
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- Jasleen Brar
- Department of Family Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
- Newcomer Research Network, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
- Newcomer Research Network, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
- Newcomer Research Network, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
- Newcomer Research Network, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Newcomer Research Network, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
- School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Newcomer Research Network, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
- Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
- Newcomer Research Network, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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Lo ZJ, Chong B, Tan E, Ooi D, Liew H, Hoi WH, Cho YT, Wu K, Surendra NK, Mammadova M, Nah A, Goh V, Car J. Patients, carers and healthcare providers' perspectives on a patient-owned surveillance system for diabetic foot ulcer care: A qualitative study. Digit Health 2023; 9:20552076231183544. [PMID: 37377563 PMCID: PMC10291864 DOI: 10.1177/20552076231183544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Objective Digital health has recently gained a foothold in monitoring and improving diabetes care. We aim to explore the views of patients, carers and healthcare providers (HCPs) regarding the use of a novel patient-owned wound surveillance application as part of outpatient management of patients with diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). Methods Semi-structured online interviews were conducted with patients, carers and HCPs in wound care for DFUs. The participants were recruited from a primary care polyclinic network and two tertiary hospitals in Singapore, within the same healthcare cluster. Purposive maximum variation sampling was used to select participants with differing attributes to ensure heterogeneity. Common themes relating to the wound imaging app were captured. Results A total of 20 patients, 5 carers and 20 HCPs participated in the qualitative study. None of the participants have used a wound imaging app before. Regarding a patient-owned wound surveillance app, all were open and receptive to the system and workflow for use in DFU care. Four major themes emerged from patients and carers: (1) technology, (2) application features and usability, (3) feasibility of using the wound imaging application and (4) logistics of care. Four major themes were identified from HCPs: (1) attitudes towards wound imaging app, (2) preferences regarding functionality, (3) perceived challenges for patients/carers and (4) perceived barriers for HCPs. Conclusion Our study highlighted several barriers and facilitators from patients, carers and HCPs regarding the use of a patient-owned wound surveillance app. These findings demonstrate the potential of digital health and areas to improve and tailor a DFU wound app suitable for implementation in the local population.
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- Zhiwen Joseph Lo
- Vascular Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Woodlands Health, Singapore
- Centre for Population Health Sciences, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- National Healthcare Group Polyclinics, Singapore
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- Vascular Surgery Service, Department of General Surgery, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Endocrinology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Endocrinology, Woodlands Health, Singapore
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- Vascular Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Woodlands Health, Singapore
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- Centre for Population Health Sciences, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Centre for Population Health Sciences, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Centre for Population Health Sciences, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Centre for Population Health Sciences, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Centre for Population Health Sciences, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- Department of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, UK
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Watfern C, Triandafilidis Z, Vaughan P, Doran B, Dadich A, Disher-Quill K, Maple P, Hickman L, Elliot M, Boydell KM. Coalescing, Cross-Pollinating, Crystalising: Developing and Evaluating an Art Installation About Health Knowledge. QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH 2023; 33:127-140. [PMID: 36537247 DOI: 10.1177/10497323221145120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The HIVE is an arts-based knowledge translation (ABKT) project that showcases work undertaken across Maridulu Budyari Gumal: the Sydney Partnership for Health, Education, Research and Enterprise (SPHERE). Here, we present two distinct forms of data (reflective and evaluative) to tell the story of The HIVE and outline the project's achievements and shortcomings. Reflective data are used to describe the process of establishing a creative, cross-disciplinary collaboration, in order to devise and produce The HIVE. Evaluative data are used to assess the impact of The HIVE on audiences. By presenting reflective and evaluative data together, we highlight that impact in ABKT cannot be reduced to an assessment of audience engagement with an ABKT end-product. Although audience impact is vital, in our experience, The HIVE also had a powerful impact on the researchers, health service users, artists and others who worked together to create it. The process of creating The HIVE informed research- and art-practice change, forged interdisciplinary networks, and enabled the growth of new patterns of knowledge sharing and collaboration. The reflective and evaluative data we present attest to different forms of impact resulting from the creation and exhibition of an ABKT project.
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- Chloe Watfern
- 7800Black Dog Institute, Hospital Road, Randwick, NSW, Australia
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- Central Coast Research Institute, 37242Central Coast Local Health District, Gosford, NSW, Australia
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- 7800Black Dog Institute, Hospital Road, Randwick, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Transdisciplinary Innovation, 1994University of Technology Sydney, Randwick, NSW, Australia
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- School of Business, 6489Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, Australia
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- 102934Artist, Residence at SPHERE KT Platform, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- 102934Artist, Residence at SPHERE KT Platform, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Palliative Care Programs IMPACCT, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia
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- 102934Artist, Residence at SPHERE KT Platform, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Eldh AC, Hälleberg-Nyman M, Joelsson-Alm E, Wallin L. Facilitating facilitators to facilitate-Some general comments on a strategy for knowledge implementation in health services. FRONTIERS IN HEALTH SERVICES 2023; 3:1112936. [PMID: 37138952 PMCID: PMC10149731 DOI: 10.3389/frhs.2023.1112936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Numerous endeavours to ensure that day-to-day healthcare is both evidence-based and person-centred have generated extensive, although partial, comprehension of what guarantees quality improvement. To address quality issues, researchers and clinicians have developed several strategies as well as implementation theories, models, and frameworks. However, more progress is needed regarding how to facilitate guideline and policy implementation that guarantees effective changes take place in a timely and safe manner. This paper considers experiences of engaging and supporting local facilitators in knowledge implementation. Drawing on several interventions, considering both training and support, this general commentary discusses whom to engage and the length, content, quantity, and type of support along with expected outcomes of facilitators' activities. In addition, this paper suggests that patient facilitators could help produce evidence-based and person-centred care. We conclude that research about the roles and functions of facilitators needs to include more structured follow-ups and also improvement projects. This can increase the speed of learning with respect to what works, for whom, in what context, why (or why not), and with what outcomes when it comes to facilitator support and tasks.
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- Ann Catrine Eldh
- Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
- Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Correspondence: Ann Catrine Eldh
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Health Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University Health Care Research Centre, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
- Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Health and Welfare, Dalarna University, Falun, Sweden
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Sirimsi MM, De Loof H, Van den Broeck K, De Vliegher K, Van Royen P, Pype P, Driessens K, Verté E, Remmen R, Van Bogaert P. Development of a toolkit to improve interprofessional collaboration and integration in primary care using qualitative interviews and co-design workshops. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1140987. [PMID: 37139368 PMCID: PMC10149845 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1140987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
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Background Despite numerous attempts to improve interprofessional collaboration and integration (IPCI) in primary care, patients, care providers, researchers, and governments are still looking for tools and guidance to do this more efficiently. To address these issues, we decided to develop a generic toolkit, based on sociocracy and psychological safety principles, to guide care providers in their collaboration within and outside their practice. Finally, we reasoned that, in order to obtain integrated primary care, different strategies should be combined. Methods Development of the toolkit consisted of a multiyear co-development process. Data originating from 65 care providers, through 13 in-depth interviews and five focus groups were analysed and subsequently evaluated in eight co-design workshop sessions, organised with a total of 40 academics, lecturers, care providers and members of the Flemish patient association. Findings from the qualitative interviews and co-design workshops were gradually, and inductively adapted and transformed into the content for the IPCI toolkit. Results Ten themes were identified: (i) awareness of the importance of interprofessional collaboration, (ii) the need for a self-assessment tool to measure team performance, (iii) preparing a team to use the toolkit, (iv) enhancing psychological safety, (v) developing and determining consultation techniques, (vi) shared decision making, (vii) developing workgroups to tackle specific (neighbourhood) problems, (viii) how to work patient-centred, (ix) how to integrate a new team member, and (x) getting ready to implement the IPCI toolkit. From these themes, we developed a generic toolkit, consisting of eight modules. Conclusion In this paper, we describe the multiyear co-development process of a generic toolkit for the improvement of interprofessional collaboration. Inspired by a mix of interventions from in and outside healthcare, a modular open toolkit was produced that includes aspects of Sociocracy, concepts as psychological safety, a self-assessment tool and other modules concerned with meetings, decision-making, integrating new team members and population health. Upon implementation, evaluation and further development and improvement, this compounded intervention should have a beneficial effect on the complex problem of interprofessional collaboration in primary care.
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- Muhammed Mustafa Sirimsi
- Department of Family Medicine and Population Health (FAMPOP), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
- Centre of Research and Innovations in Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
- *Correspondence: Muhammed Mustafa Sirimsi,
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- Laboratory of Physiopharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Family Medicine and Population Health (FAMPOP), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Family Medicine and Population Health (FAMPOP), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Center for Family Medicine, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Family Medicine and Population Health (FAMPOP), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
- Department of Family Medicine and Chronic Care, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Family Medicine and Population Health (FAMPOP), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Centre of Research and Innovations in Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Sharp CA, Boaden RJ, Dixon WG, Sanders C. Does the process of developing products for knowledge mobilisation from healthcare research influence their uptake? A comparative case study. Implement Sci Commun 2022; 3:132. [PMCID: PMC9749197 DOI: 10.1186/s43058-022-00360-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Getting knowledge from healthcare research into practice (knowledge mobilisation) remains a global challenge. One way in which researchers may attempt to do this is to develop products (such as toolkits, actionable tools, dashboards, guidance, audit tools, protocols and clinical decision aids) in addition to journal papers. Despite their increasing ubiquity, the development of such products remains under-explored in the academic literature. This study aimed to further this understanding by exploring the development of products from healthcare research and how the process of their development might influence their potential application. Methods This study compared the data generated from a prospective, longitudinal, comparative case study of four research projects which aimed to develop products from healthcare research. Qualitative methods included thematic analysis of data generated from semi-structured interviews (38), meeting observations (83 h) and project documents (300+). Cases were studied for an average of 11.5 months (range 8–19 months). Results Case comparison resulted in the identification of three main themes with the potential to affect the use of products in practice. First, aspects of the product, including the perceived need for the specific product being identified, the clarity of product aim and clarity and range of end-users. Second, aspects of development, whereby different types of stakeholder engagement appear to influence potential product application, which either needs to be ‘meaningful’, or delivered through the implicit understanding of users’ needs by the developing team. The third, overarching theme, relates to the academic context in which products are developed, highlighting how the academic context perpetuates the development of products, which may not always be useful in practice. Conclusions This study showed that aspects of products from healthcare research (need/aim/end-user) and aspects of their development (stakeholder engagement/implicit understanding of end-users) influence their potential application. It explored the motivation for product development and identifies the influence of the current academic context on product development. It shows that there is a tension between ideal ‘systems approaches’ to knowledge mobilisation and ‘linear approaches’, which appear to be more pervasive in practice currently. The development of fewer, high-quality products which fulfil the needs of specified end-users might act to counter the current cynicism felt by many stakeholders in regard to products from healthcare research. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s43058-022-00360-9.
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- Charlotte A. Sharp
- grid.5379.80000000121662407The Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, The University of Manchester, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PG UK ,grid.5379.80000000121662407The Centre for Primary Care and Health Services Research + NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, The University of Manchester, The Williamson Building, Manchester, M13 9PT UK ,grid.412346.60000 0001 0237 2025Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Northern Care Alliance, Salford, UK
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- grid.5379.80000000121662407Alliance Manchester Business School, Booth Street West, Manchester, M15 6PB UK
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- grid.5379.80000000121662407The Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, The University of Manchester, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PG UK ,grid.412346.60000 0001 0237 2025Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Northern Care Alliance, Salford, UK
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- grid.5379.80000000121662407The Centre for Primary Care and Health Services Research + NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, The University of Manchester, The Williamson Building, Manchester, M13 9PT UK
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Olsson ABS, Haaland-Øverby M, Stenberg U, Slettebø T, Strøm A. Primary healthcare professionals' experience with patient participation in healthcare service development: A qualitative study. PEC INNOVATION 2022; 1:100068. [PMID: 37213719 PMCID: PMC10194342 DOI: 10.1016/j.pecinn.2022.100068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Revised: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/23/2022] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Objective How healthcare professionals experience patient participation in health service development impacts its use. This participatory study explores primary healthcare professionals' perceptions of developing health services with patient representatives. Methods Four focus group interviews with primary healthcare professionals (n = 26) were conducted. We analyzed data by applying Braun and Clarke's reflexive thematic analysis. Results The healthcare professionals perceived having a complementary interprofessional relationship with the patient representatives and regarded them as colleagues. However, the professionals navigated between a position of authority and collaboration, reconciling the need for participation with its challenges, e.g., to identify the representatives' collective representation among their personal experience, to ensure a more evidence-informed result that they and their colleagues would endorse. Conclusions Regarding patient representatives as colleagues can blur the line between professionals and representatives' positions and functions and further complicate health service development. Our results indicate a need for skilled facilitators to lead the process. Innovation This study identifies issues that professionals are uncertain about when collaborating with representatives to develop primary healthcare services; difficulties that professionals must overcome to collaborate constructively with representatives. Our findings can inform healthcare professionals' education about patient participation on all levels. We have suggested topics to address.
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- Ann Britt Sandvin Olsson
- Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Learning and Mastery in Health, Oslo University Hospital, Postboks 4959 Nydalen, 0424 Oslo, Norway
- VID Specialized University, Faculty of Diakonia, Values and Professional Practice, Postboks 184 Vinderen, 0319 Oslo, Norway
- Corresponding author at: Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Learning and Mastery in Health, Oslo University Hospital, Postboks 4959 Nydalen, 0424 Oslo, Norway.
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- Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Learning and Mastery in Health, Oslo University Hospital, Postboks 4959 Nydalen, 0424 Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Learning and Mastery in Health, Oslo University Hospital, Postboks 4959 Nydalen, 0424 Oslo, Norway
- Frambu Resource Center for Rare Disorders, Sandbakkveien 18, 1404 Siggerud, Norway
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- VID Specialized University, Faculty of Social Studies, Postboks 184 Vinderen, 0319 Oslo, Norway
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- VID Specialized University, Faculty of Health Studies, Postboks 184 Vinderen, 0319 Oslo, Norway
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Hanlon CA, McIlroy D, Poole H, Chopra J, Saini P. Evaluating the role and effectiveness of co-produced community-based mental health interventions that aim to reduce suicide among adults: A systematic review. Health Expect 2022; 26:64-86. [PMID: 36377305 PMCID: PMC9854311 DOI: 10.1111/hex.13661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Suicide is a major public health risk requiring targeted suicide prevention interventions. The principles of co-production are compatible with tailoring suicide prevention interventions to meet an individual's needs. AIMS This review aimed to evaluate the role and effectiveness of co-produced community-based suicide prevention interventions among adults. METHODS Four electronic databases (PsycInfo, CINAHL, MEDLINE and web of science) were systematically searched. A narrative synthesis was conducted. RESULTS From 590 papers identified through searches, 14 fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Most included studies elicited the views and perspectives of stakeholders in a process of co-design/co-creation of community-based suicide prevention interventions. CONCLUSION Stakeholder involvement in the creation of community-based suicide prevention interventions may improve engagement and give voice to those experiencing suicidal crisis. However, there is limited evaluation extending beyond the design of these interventions. Further research is needed to evaluate the long-term outcomes of co-produced community-based suicide prevention interventions. PATIENT AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT This paper is a systematic review and did not directly involve patients and/or the public. However, the findings incorporate the views and perspectives of stakeholders as reported within the studies included in this review, and the findings may inform the future involvement of stakeholders in the design, development and delivery of community-based suicide prevention interventions for adults.
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- Claire A. Hanlon
- School of Psychology, Faculty of HealthLiverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpoolUK
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of HealthLiverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpoolUK
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of HealthLiverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpoolUK
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of HealthLiverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpoolUK
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of HealthLiverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpoolUK
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Kornhaber R, Cross M, Mulvogue J, Kaphle S, Cleary M. Research Collaborations: Like Minds, Diversity and Safe Spaces. Issues Ment Health Nurs 2022; 43:1069-1071. [PMID: 35025691 DOI: 10.1080/01612840.2021.2009605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Centre for Rural Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Tasmania, Australia
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- School of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Sciences, Central Queensland University, Mackay, Australia
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- School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, Central Queensland University, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Sciences, Central Queensland University, Sydney, Australia
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Gainforth HL, McKay RC, Hoekstra F, Maffin J, Sibley KM, Jung ME. Principles to guide spinal cord injury research partnerships: a Delphi consensus study. Disabil Rehabil 2022; 44:7269-7276. [PMID: 34663158 DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2021.1985635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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PURPOSE To establish consensus regarding principles that should be used to guide spinal cord injury (SCI) research partnerships between researchers and research users. MATERIALS AND METHODS A three-round Delphi consensus exercise was carried out with researchers and/or research users involved in one or more SCI research partnerships. Participants considered a list of 125 partnership principles. In rounds 1 and 2, participants rated their agreement that a principle should guide SCI research partnerships on an 11-point Likert scale. After each round, principles that received a mean score of ≥8.0 or 70% of participants rated the principle ≥8.0 were retained. In round 3, participants categorized principles as essential, desirable, irrelevant, or unsure. RESULTS At least 20 individuals participated in each round. In round 1, 103 principles met consensus criteria and eight principles were added. In round 2, 93 principles met the criteria. In round 3, 29 principles were categorized as essential and eight as desirable. Recommended principles focused on the interpersonal, relational, and logistical aspects of partnerships. Principles that did not reach consensus related to social justice and actionable impact. CONCLUSIONS Findings provide insight into 37 principles that could be used to combat tokenism and inform future guidance to meaningfully engage partners in SCI research.Implications for RehabilitationConsensus-based research partnership principles (i.e., norms or beliefs) were identified and could be prioritized to help support spinal cord injury (SCI) researchers and research users combat tokenism and meaningfully engage research users as partners in the co-creation of knowledge.The resulting list of recommended research partnership principles was used to inform the development of guidance to support quality partnerships between SCI researchers and research users within and outside the rehabilitation context (www.IKTprinciples.com).Guidance supporting meaningful research partnerships may accelerate the time between discovery and use of research in practice.
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- Heather L Gainforth
- School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, Canada.,International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, Vancouver, Canada
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- School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, Canada.,International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, Vancouver, Canada
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- School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, Canada.,International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences and Centre for Healthcare Innovation, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, Canada
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Pérez Jolles M, Willging CE, Stadnick NA, Crable EL, Lengnick-Hall R, Hawkins J, Aarons GA. Understanding implementation research collaborations from a co-creation lens: Recommendations for a path forward. FRONTIERS IN HEALTH SERVICES 2022; 2:942658. [PMID: 36908715 PMCID: PMC10003830 DOI: 10.3389/frhs.2022.942658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Increasing calls within the field of implementation science (IS) research seek to promote active engagement of diverse and often disenfranchised stakeholder voices to increase buy-in, fidelity, outcome relevance, and sustainment of evidence-based practices (EBPs). Including such voices requires cultural humility and the integration of multiple perspectives and values among organizations, groups, and individuals. However, the IS field lacks guidance for researchers on structuring collaborative approaches to promote a co-created process (i.e., synergistic approach to goal attainment). We contend that improved operationalization of co-created implementation collaborations is critical to sparking synergy and addressing differentials based on power, privilege, knowledge, and access to resources among stakeholders. These differentials can undermine future implementation and sustainment efforts if not addressed early in the research effort. An insufficient understanding of the guiding principles of co-created implementation collaborations may limit the scientific value of evaluation processes, and researchers' ability to replicate outcomes. We propose a perspective foregrounded in the concept of co-creation to guide the structuring of implementation collaboratives through five principles. We offer three case examples informed by the Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment (EPIS) Framework to illustrate the application of these co-creation principles. Lastly, we offer recommendations for promoting co-creation in IS research moving forward.
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- Mónica Pérez Jolles
- ACCORDS Dissemination and Implementation Science Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation—Southwest Center, Beltsville, MD, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States
- Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, San Diego, CA, United States
- University of California San Diego Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute Dissemination and Implementation Science Center, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States
- Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, San Diego, CA, United States
- University of California San Diego Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute Dissemination and Implementation Science Center, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Centre for Development, Evaluation, Complexity and Implementation in Public Health Improvement, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States
- Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, San Diego, CA, United States
- University of California San Diego Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute Dissemination and Implementation Science Center, La Jolla, CA, United States
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Williams SJ, Caley L, Davies M, Bird D, Hopkins S, Willson A. Evaluating a quality improvement collaborative: a hybrid approach. J Health Organ Manag 2022; ahead-of-print. [PMID: 36175171 DOI: 10.1108/jhom-11-2021-0397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PURPOSE Quality improvement collaboratives (QICs) are a popular approach to improving healthcare services and patient outcomes. This paper evaluates a QIC implemented by a large, integrated healthcare organisation in Wales in the UK. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH This evaluation study draws on two well-established evaluation frameworks: Kirkpatrick's approach to gather data on participant satisfaction and learning and Stake's approach to gather data and form judgements about the impact of the intervention. A mixed methods approach was taken which included documentary analysis, surveys, semi-structured interviews, and observation of the QIC programme. FINDINGS Together the two frameworks provide a rounded interpretation of the extent to which the QIC intervention was fit-for-purpose. Broadly the evaluation of the QIC was positive with some areas of improvement identified. RESEARCH LIMITATIONS/IMPLICATIONS This study is limited to a QIC conducted within one organisation. Further testing of the hybrid framework is needed that extends to different designs of QICs. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS A hybrid framework is provided to assist those charged with designing and evaluating QICs. ORIGINALITY/VALUE Evaluation studies are limited on QICs and if present tend to adopt one framework. Given the complexities of undertaking quality improvement within healthcare, this study uniquely takes a hybrid approach.
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- School of Health and Social Care, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Hywel Dda University Health Board, Carmarthen, UK
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- Hywel Dda University Health Board, Carmarthen, UK
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- School of Health and Social Care, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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Mudra Rakshasa-Loots A, Whalley HC, Vera JH, Cox SR. Neuroinflammation in HIV-associated depression: evidence and future perspectives. Mol Psychiatry 2022; 27:3619-3632. [PMID: 35618889 PMCID: PMC9708589 DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01619-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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People living with HIV face a high risk of mental illness, especially depression. We do not yet know the precise neurobiological mechanisms underlying HIV-associated depression. Depression severity in the general population has been linked to acute and chronic markers of systemic inflammation. Given the associations between depression and peripheral inflammation, and since HIV infection in the brain elicits a neuroinflammatory response, it is possible that neuroinflammation contributes to the high prevalence of depression amongst people living with HIV. The purpose of this review was to synthesise existing evidence for associations between inflammation, depression, and HIV. While there is strong evidence for independent associations between these three conditions, few preclinical or clinical studies have attempted to characterise their interrelationship, representing a major gap in the literature. This review identifies key areas of debate in the field and offers perspectives for future investigations of the pathophysiology of HIV-associated depression. Reproducing findings across diverse populations will be crucial in obtaining robust and generalisable results to elucidate the precise role of neuroinflammation in this pathophysiology.
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- Arish Mudra Rakshasa-Loots
- Edinburgh Neuroscience, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
- Lothian Birth Cohorts Group, Department of Psychology, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
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- Division of Psychiatry, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Global Health and Infection, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK
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- Lothian Birth Cohorts Group, Department of Psychology, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Bäck A, Hasson H, Bergström A. Enabling local political committees to support the implementation of evidence-based practice - a feasibility study. Pilot Feasibility Stud 2022; 8:191. [PMID: 36028906 PMCID: PMC9411840 DOI: 10.1186/s40814-022-01154-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Local politicians can serve as enablers or barriers for health and social organizations to implement evidence, impacting the context of health and social service organizations. Increasing local politicians' knowledge about, and support for, evidence-based practice (EBP) could be a way to strengthen the conditions in social service organizations for EBP. The aim of the study was to describe the development and assess the perceived feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness of an intervention to enable local political committees to support the implementation of EBP. Furthermore, the achievement of the learning outcomes was examined. METHODS Workshops and interviews were used to co-create the intervention with social service representatives (n = 8) and local politicians (n = 6). A single-arm, non-blinded feasibility study was conducted in a social welfare committee with local politicians (n = 14) and representatives from social services (n = 4). Interviews and pre-post questionnaires were used to assess the intervention's feasibility, acceptability, appropriateness, and learning outcomes. Progression criteria was set to > 80% of respondents judging the intervention to be feasible, acceptable, and appropriate. Thematic analysis and descriptive statistics were used for analysis. RESULTS The quantitative and qualitative results indicate that the intervention was perceived as acceptable and appropriate. However, the progression criteria for feasibility were not fully met. Qualitative findings show that the intervention was perceived as interesting, fun, and created curiosity to learn more about EBP. The discussions between the committee and the representatives from the social services department were much valued. CONCLUSIONS Careful anchoring of the intervention and comprehensive local adaptation regarding delivery format will be central to the delivery of this intervention if offered elsewhere. Furthermore, we recommend that skills training during the intervention should be included. The collaboration between local politicians and representatives from the social services department was a vital aspect of the intervention and should not be excluded. Collaboration between these actors will be of significance in further developing support for EBP implementation, as expressed by the interview participants.
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- Annika Bäck
- Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Medical Management Centre (MMC), Karolinska Institutet, 171 77, Stockholm, SE, Sweden. .,Center for Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Stockholm Region, 171 29, Stockholm, SE, Sweden.
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- Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Medical Management Centre (MMC), Karolinska Institutet, 171 77, Stockholm, SE, Sweden.,Center for Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Stockholm Region, 171 29, Stockholm, SE, Sweden
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- Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Medical Management Centre (MMC), Karolinska Institutet, 171 77, Stockholm, SE, Sweden.,Center for Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Stockholm Region, 171 29, Stockholm, SE, Sweden
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Understanding healthcare providers' experiences with video recording of patient consultations. Prim Health Care Res Dev 2022; 23:e35. [PMID: 35678200 PMCID: PMC9247682 DOI: 10.1017/s1463423622000214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Aim: To understand healthcare providers’ experiences with video recording of patient consultations. Background: Video recordings have been recognised to be an effective method to evaluate in situ interactions in clinical practice. The video recordings are often conducted by researchers, but active involvement of healthcare providers into the process of recording is evolving. Still, little is known of how video recordings by healthcare providers may influence daily clinical practice and potentials for direct use to guide practice development. Methods: A qualitative design was used, conducting two focus group interviews including 12 healthcare providers representing eight different healthcare services who provide municipal cardiac rehabilitation. Interpretive description was used as the methodological framework, and symbolic interactionism served as the theoretical lens. Findings: Three themes were identified reflecting healthcare providers’ experiences with video recording of patient consultations: ‘Concerns of compromising primary work tasks’, ‘Exposing professional and personal skills’ and ‘A new learning dimension’. Overall, the three themes represent the process of video recording own practices attached to patient consultations and the personal investment attached to the video data. Also, how the recordings may provide new insights for practice development in terms of individual and team-based performance in patient consultations. Conclusion: Video recordings by healthcaref providers may be a useful source to provide information and learning about patient consultation practice to use in research and supervision, keeping in mind their challenges of implementation into daily clinical practice.
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Embedded Researchers as Part of a Whole Systems Approach to Physical Activity: Reflections and Recommendations. SYSTEMS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/systems10030069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Whole systems approaches are increasingly being advocated as a way of responding to complex public health priorities such as obesity and physical inactivity. Due to the complex and adaptive nature of such systems, researchers are increasingly being embedded within host organisations (i.e., those which facilitate the whole systems approach) to work with key stakeholders to illuminate and understand mechanisms of change and develop a culture of continuous improvement. While previous literature has reported on the benefits and challenges of embedded researchers in health care, little is known about the experiences and learnings of those situated within these complex whole systems approaches. In this paper, we present our reflections of being embedded researchers within four distinct whole systems approaches and outline recommendations and considerations for commissioners working with or seeking support from an embedded researcher.
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van Schaik MV, Pasman HR, Widdershoven G, Metselaar S. Participatory development of CURA, a clinical ethics support instrument for palliative care. BMC Med Ethics 2022; 23:32. [PMID: 35321698 PMCID: PMC8942152 DOI: 10.1186/s12910-022-00772-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Existing clinical ethics support (CES) instruments are considered useful. However, users report obstacles in using them in daily practice. Including end users and other stakeholders in developing CES instruments might help to overcome these limitations. This study describes the development process of a new ethics support instrument called CURA, a low-threshold four-step instrument focused on nurses and nurse assistants working in palliative care.
Method We used a participatory development design. We worked together with stakeholders in a Community of Practice throughout the study. Potential end users (nurses and nurse assistants in palliative care) used CURA in several pilots and provided us with feedback which we used to improve CURA. Results We distinguished three phases in the development process. Phase one, Identifying Needs, focused on identifying stakeholder and end user needs and preferences, learning from existing CES instruments, their development and evaluation, and identify gaps. Phase two, Development, focused on designing, developing, refining and tailoring the instrument on the basis of iterative co-creation. Phase three, Dissemination, focused on implementation and dissemination. The instrument, CURA, is a four-step low-threshold instrument that fosters ethical reflection. Conclusions Participatory development is a valuable approach for developing clinical ethics support instruments. Collaborating with end users and other stakeholders in our development study has helped to meet the needs and preferences of end users, to come up with strategies to refine the instrument in order to enhance its feasibility, and to overcome reported limitations of existing clinical ethics instruments.
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- Malene Vera van Schaik
- Department of Ethics, Law and Humanities, Amsterdam UMC, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Public and Occupational Health, Expertise Center for Palliative Care, Amsterdam UMC, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Ethics, Law and Humanities, Amsterdam UMC, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Ethics, Law and Humanities, Amsterdam UMC, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Peryer G, Kelly S, Blake J, Burton JK, Irvine L, Cowan A, Akdur G, Killett A, Brand SL, Musa MK, Meyer J, Gordon AL, Goodman C. Contextual factors influencing complex intervention research processes in care homes: a systematic review and framework synthesis. Age Ageing 2022; 51:6540144. [PMID: 35231097 PMCID: PMC8887840 DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afac014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background Care homes are complex settings to undertake intervention research. Barriers to research implementation processes can threaten studies’ validity, reducing the value to residents, staff, researchers and funders. We aimed to (i) identify and categorise contextual factors that may mediate outcomes of complex intervention studies in care homes and (ii) provide recommendations to minimise the risk of expensive research implementation failures. Methods We conducted a systematic review using a framework synthesis approach viewed through a complex adaptive systems lens. We searched: MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, ASSIA databases and grey literature. We sought process evaluations of care home complex interventions published in English. Narrative data were indexed under 28 context domains. We performed an inductive thematic analysis across the context domains. Results We included 33 process evaluations conducted in high-income countries, published between 2005 and 2019. Framework synthesis identified barriers to implementation that were more common at the task and organisational level. Inductive thematic analysis identified (i) avoiding procedural drift and (ii) participatory action and learning as key priorities for research teams. Research team recommendations include advice for protocol design and care home engagement. Care home team recommendations focus on internal resources and team dynamics. Collaborative recommendations apply to care homes’ individual context and the importance of maintaining positive working relationships. Discussion Researchers planning and undertaking research with care homes need a sensitive appreciation of the complex care home context. Study implementation is most effective where an intervention is co-produced, with agreed purpose and adequate resources to incorporate within existing routines and care practices.
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- Guy Peryer
- School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
- NIHR Applied Research Collaboration, East of England, England, UK
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- Cambridge Public Health, University of Cambridge, East Forvie Site, Cambridge CB2 0SZ, UK
- THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute), University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0AH, UK
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- Centre for Research in Public Health and Community Care, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, New Lister Building, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow G31 2ER, UK
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- Centre for Research in Public Health and Community Care, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
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- Cambridge Public Health, University of Cambridge, East Forvie Site, Cambridge CB2 0SZ, UK
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- Centre for Research in Public Health and Community Care, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
- NIHR Applied Research Collaboration, East of England, England, UK
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- St Luke's Campus, Heavitree Road, University of Exeter, Exeter EX1 2LU, UK
- NIHR Applied Research Collaboration, South West Peninsula, England, UK
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- Centre for Research in Public Health and Community Care, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
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- National Care Forum/Care for Older People, School of Health Sciences, Division of Nursing, City, University of London, London, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- NIHR Applied Research Collaboration East Midlands (ARC-EM), Nottingham, UK
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- Centre for Research in Public Health and Community Care, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
- NIHR Applied Research Collaboration, East of England, England, UK
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Aase I, Ree E, Strømme T, Wiig S. Behind the Scenes of a Patient Safety Leadership Intervention in Nursing Homes and Homecare: Researchers' Tips for Success. J Patient Saf 2022; 18:e368-e372. [PMID: 33009183 PMCID: PMC8719495 DOI: 10.1097/pts.0000000000000786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Griffiths TD, Crone D, Stembridge M, Lord RN. Co-Production at Work: The Process of Breaking Up Sitting Time to Improve Cardiovascular Health. A Pilot Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 19:361. [PMID: 35010622 PMCID: PMC8744924 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19010361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Revised: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Prolonged sitting negatively affects several cardiovascular disease biomarkers. Current workplace physical activity interventions to reduce sitting result in inconsistent uptake and adherence rates. Co-production attempts to improve the translation of evidence to practice through engaging the participants within the intervention design, improving the context sensitivity and acceptability of the intervention. A needs analysis questionnaire was initially conducted (n = 157) to scope workplace behaviours and attitudes. A development group (n = 11) was consulted in focus groups around the needs analysis findings and asked to comment on the feasibility of a proposed intervention. A pilot intervention was then carried out (n = 5). The needs analysis indicated that only 1.8% (n = 4) engaged in occupational physical activity, and 68.7% (n = 103) sat for ≥6 h during their working day. Through the focus groups, an intervention breaking up sitting time hourly with five-minute walking breaks was co-produced. Cultural and pragmatic issues concerning the implementation of frequent physical activity breaks from sitting and the subsequent impact on work productivity were highlighted. The pilot intervention increased the number of breaks from sedentary behaviour from 2 to 11. The co-production methodology resulted in a research- and stakeholder-guided compromise. Large-scale intervention implementation is required before firm effectiveness conclusions can be made.
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Popp J, Carl J, Grüne E, Pfeifer K. Introducing the Practice Dive Approach: an extension of co-creation in physical activity promotion and health promotion. Health Promot Int 2021; 36:ii53-ii64. [PMID: 34905611 PMCID: PMC8672929 DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daab160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Recently, there has been increasing interest in co-creation utilized for physical
activity (PA) promotion and health promotion. Co-creation involves researchers
and non-academic stakeholders conjointly developing and implementing
interventions. In addition to the frequently reported benefits of co-creation,
critical voices highlight the associated challenges (e.g. different interests
that inhibit interaction). So far, research has not identified concrete
solutions to these challenges and the limitations of co-creation. This article
aims to introduce the Practice Dive Approach as a potential way to strengthen
cooperation between researchers and non-academic stakeholders. We build on
real-life experiences from a German research project, in which researchers moved
into practice to familiarize themselves with the settings and end-users. After
conducting a literature search on related concepts in PA/health promotion, we
developed a comprehensive approach to fostering multi-sectoral cooperation. The
introduced Practice Dive Approach assumes that a significant contribution to
better cooperation among co-creators is the temporal immersion of researchers in
their setting of interest, which has the potential to improve the success of
co-creation in the PA/health promotion field. A four-level typology
characterizes the intensity of researcher interactions with the setting and the
non-academic stakeholders. Potential beneficial effects for both researchers and
non-academic stakeholders can be hypothesized (e.g. familiarity with the setting
structures and increased understanding of the end-users), while simultaneously,
some challenges need to be considered. Future research should aim to validate
the concept and its postulated effects. Collaboration among researchers and non-academic stakeholders is increasingly
used to promote physical activity and health. For example, people involved in
such collaborations jointly develop new interventions. Potential challenges
include different interests or work routines that can complicate cooperation.
This article aims to introduce the Practice Dive Approach as a potential way to
improve cooperation between researchers and non-academic stakeholders. We
developed the approach based on observations from a German research project and
a literature search on related concepts. This approach assumes that the temporal
involvement of researchers in their setting of interest can strengthen
research-practice cooperation and improve its success. We describe different
types of a Practice Dive and the requirements for conducting Practice Dive
activities. Furthermore, we present the potential effects of a Practice Dive for
the researchers and the non-academic stakeholders, such as increased familiarity
between both groups. However, some challenges need to be considered when
applying the Practice Dive Approach. Future research should test this approach
and its potential effects.
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- Johanna Popp
- Department of Sport Science and Sport, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Gebbertstraße 123b, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Department of Sport Science and Sport, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Gebbertstraße 123b, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Department of Sport Science and Sport, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Gebbertstraße 123b, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Department of Sport Science and Sport, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Gebbertstraße 123b, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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Wishnia J, Goudge J. Strengthening public financial management in the health sector: a qualitative case study from South Africa. BMJ Glob Health 2021; 6:e006911. [PMID: 34728478 PMCID: PMC8565558 DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Effective public financial management (PFM) ensures public health funds are used to deliver services in the best way possible. Given the global call for universal health coverage, and concerns about the management of public funds in many low-income and middle-income countries, PFM has become an important area of research. South Africa has a robust PFM framework, that is generally adhered to, and yet financial outcomes have remained poor. In this paper, we describe how a South African provincial department of health tried to strengthen its PFM processes by deploying finance managers into service delivery units, involving service delivery managers in the monthly finance meeting, using a weekly committee to review expenditure requests and starting a weekly managers' 'touch-base' meeting. We assess whether these strategies strengthened collaboration and trust and how this impacted on PFM. METHOD This research used a case study design with ethnographic methods. Semi-structured interviews (n=30) were conducted with participant observations. Thematic analysis was used to identify emergent themes and collaborative public management theory was then used to frame the findings. The authors used reflexive methods, and member checking was conducted. RESULTS The deployment of staff and touch-base meeting illustrated the potential of multidisciplinary teams when members share power, and the importance of impartial leadership when trying to achieve consensus on how to prioritise resource use. However, the service delivery and finance managers did not manage to collaborate in the monthly finance meeting to develop realistic budgets, or to reprioritise expenditure when required. The resulting mistrust threatened to derail the other strategies, highlighting how critical trust is for collaboration. CONCLUSION Effective PFM requires authentic collaboration between service delivery and finance managers; formal processes alone will not achieve this. We recommend more opportunities for 'boundary crossing', embedding finance managers in service delivery units and impartial effective leadership.
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- Jodi Wishnia
- Centre for Health Policy, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Centre for Health Policy, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Lim HM, Abdullah A, Ng CJ, Teo CH, Valliyappan IG, Abdul Hadi H, Ng WL, Noor Azhar AM, Chiew TK, Liew CS, Chan CS. Utility and usability of an automated COVID-19 symptom monitoring system (CoSMoS) in primary care during COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative feasibility study. Int J Med Inform 2021; 155:104567. [PMID: 34536808 PMCID: PMC8420087 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2021.104567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Background COVID-19 telemonitoring applications have been developed and used in primary care to monitor patients quarantined at home. There is a lack of evidence on the utility and usability of telemonitoring applications from end-users’ perspective. Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of a COVID-19 symptom monitoring system (CoSMoS) by exploring its utility and usability with end-users. Methods This was a qualitative study using in-depth interviews. Patients with suspected COVID-19 infection who used CoSMoS Telegram bot to monitor their COVID-19 symptoms and doctors who conducted the telemonitoring via CoSMoS dashboard were recruited. Universal sampling was used in this study. We stopped the recruitment when data saturation was reached. Patients and doctors shared their experiences using CoSMoS, its utility and usability for COVID-19 symptoms monitoring. Data were coded and analysed using thematic analysis. Results A total of 11 patients and 4 doctors were recruited into this study. For utility, CoSMoS was useful in providing close monitoring and continuity of care, supporting patients’ decision making, ensuring adherence to reporting, and reducing healthcare workers’ burden during the pandemic. In terms of usability, patients expressed that CoSMoS was convenient and easy to use. The use of the existing social media application for symptom monitoring was acceptable for the patients. The content in the Telegram bot was easy to understand, although revision was needed to keep the content updated. Doctors preferred to integrate CoSMoS into the electronic medical record. Conclusion CoSMoS is feasible and useful to patients and doctors in providing remote monitoring and teleconsultation during the COVID-19 pandemic. The utility and usability evaluation enables the refinement of CoSMoS to be a patient-centred monitoring system.
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- Hooi Min Lim
- Department of Primary Care Medicine, University of Malaya Medical Centre, 59100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; University of Malaya eHealth Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- University of Malaya eHealth Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- University of Malaya eHealth Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- University of Malaya eHealth Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- University of Malaya eHealth Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Department of Software Engineering, Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- University of Malaya eHealth Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Department of Computer System & Technology, Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- University of Malaya eHealth Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Department of Artificial Intelligence, Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Foord D. Fitting places in knowledge translation: Biomedical innovation in healthcare practice. Health Policy 2021; 125:1330-1339. [PMID: 34493378 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2021.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The purpose of this study is to examine and further develop knowledge translation in the context of a biomedical device industry. Studies have yet to explain how science-based innovation is first reduced to practice in development of new biomedical technologies. To understand how this occurs, I investigated research and commercial product development in the powered prosthetic arm industry from 1945 to 2020. The findings demonstrate the foundational roles of basic knowledge translation in the production of new knowledge for the powered upper limb industry, and integrated knowledge translation in hospital and clinic-based development of powered hands. The focus on a biomedical engineering industry limits the generalizability of the findings. Future research directions include examination of other cases to identify practices in embedding research projects in locations-of-use as well as virtual fitting spaces.
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Affiliation(s)
- David Foord
- Faculty of Management, University of New Brunswick, 7 Macaulay Lane, 255 Singer Hall, Fredericton E3B 5A3, Canada.
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