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Updyke A, Ghose T. "We're the CHATS old-heads": Engaging with evidence-based practice in a reentry agency. JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY 2023; 51:945-961. [PMID: 36383698 DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Revised: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Philadelphia has one of the country's largest populations re-entering society after incarceration. Reentry services have been critiqued for their ineffectiveness. Scholars note the lack of evidence-based practices (EBPs) in the field, and the challenges of translating them. Through a case study of one reentry agency implementing an EBP, we examine engagement with the intervention by clients and service providers. Qualitative interviews were conducted with clients and staff (n = 35). A grounded theory using sensitizing concepts approach was used to analyze the data. Productive engagement with the intervention was facilitated by: (1) translatability of the core EBP elements so that they addressed client and staff needs, (2) accessibility to the intervention by enhancing subjective ownership and successfully navigating logistical barriers, and (3) collectivity among participants and staff that helped them address societal and structural barriers. Productive engagement with an EBP can resist carceral processes in reentry service-provision.
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- Alison Updyke
- Department of Graduate Social Work, West Chester University, West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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- School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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Guided by an integrated conceptual framework made up of social cognitive theory, the theory of fundamental causes, and community organizing theory, the author synthesizes quantitative and qualitative findings from process and outcomes evaluations in order to discern a holistic picture of the success and shortcomings of a Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP), implemented in a Mid-Western region of the United States from 2016 to 2018. The aggregation and configuration of findings from a variety of data categories presented holistic meaning from evaluation results that would not be obvious in each method alone or each evaluation type alone. Findings from holistic analysis suggest a connection between social dimensions including partnership, participation, and community organizing strategy, and both plan implementation effectiveness and outcomes achievements. The results suggest that underlying contextual factors such as deficits in democratic participation, timid community organizing approaches, underlying socio-economic trends, and resource limitations might be hindering success in achieving plan outcomes and completing implementation activities. Community Health interventions should include strategies, goals, and activities that seek to build and/or improve partnerships and democratic participation related to the Community Health Improvement Plan. In addition, long-term and sustained efforts should be made to intensify collective efforts to build up resources related to capacity and poorly resourced social, economic, and health systems in the region.
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- David Besong Tataw
- College of Health and Human Services, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky, USA
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Elwy AR, Maguire EM, Kim B, West GS. Involving Stakeholders as Communication Partners in Research Dissemination Efforts. J Gen Intern Med 2022; 37:123-127. [PMID: 35349022 PMCID: PMC8993948 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-07127-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Moving evidence into practice requires the support of stakeholders, who are critical actors in the research process. Yet, research teams need strategies for determining who these stakeholders are, what their roles should be, and how to involve them in research and dissemination activities. In this Perspective, we discuss steps for identifying, categorizing, and including stakeholders in the research process, as a precursor to involving them as communication partners in research dissemination efforts. Effectively communicating the results of research is critical for increasing stakeholders' buy-in for the adoption and sustainment of this evidence. However, this communication is best if it comes from the end-users themselves, the stakeholders, who have a specified involvement in the research process. Combining elements from dissemination, implementation, and management science literature, we identify specific tools and strategies for researchers to (1) understand the roles of various stakeholders potentially impacted by their work, and (2) recognize the specific communication activities these stakeholders could be engaged in, to support the dissemination of research findings. We present a 3-Step Plan for identifying, categorizing, and involving stakeholders in the research process in a way that will lead to their role as communication partners when results are ready to be disseminated widely.
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- A Rani Elwy
- Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, MA, USA. .,Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
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- Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, MA, USA
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- Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.,Office of the Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Clinical Services, Washington, DC, USA
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Röding D, Soellner R, Reder M, Birgel V, Kleiner C, Stolz M, Groeger-Roth F, Krauth C, Walter U. Study protocol: a non-randomised community trial to evaluate the effectiveness of the communities that care prevention system in Germany. BMC Public Health 2021; 21:1927. [PMID: 34688273 PMCID: PMC8541816 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-11935-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The Communities That Care (CTC) prevention planning and implementation system trains communities throughout a five-phase cycle to (1) build capacity for prevention, (2) adopt science-based prevention, (3) assess the prevention needs of adolescents living in the community, (4) select, and (5) implement evidence-based programs according to their needs. After CTC proved to be effective and cost-effective in the U.S., it is being used by an increasing number of communities in Germany. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of CTC in Germany. METHODS Communities in CTC-phases 1 to 3 (n = 21) and individually-matched comparison communities (n = 21) were recruited for a non-randomised trial. To assess long-term outcomes, (1) a cohort of 5th Grade students will be surveyed biennially concerning behaviours (antisocial behaviour and substance use) and well-being as well as risk and protective factors. Additionally, (2) biennial cross-sectional surveys will be conducted in 6th, 8th, 10th, and 11th Grade in each community. To assess short-term outcomes, a cohort of ten key informants per community will be surveyed biennially concerning adoption of science-based prevention, collaboration, community support and community norms. (4) In a cross-sectional design, all ongoing prevention programs and activities in the communities will be assessed biennially and data will be collected about costs, implementation and other characteristics of the programs and activities. (5) To monitor the CTC implementation, the members of the local CTC-boards will be surveyed annually (cross-sectional design) about team functioning and coalition capacity. Data analysis will include general and generalised mixed models to assess the average treatment effect of CTC. Mediation analyses will be performed to test the logical model, e.g., adoption of science-based prevention as a mediator for the effectiveness of the CTC approach. DISCUSSION This is the first controlled study to evaluate the effectiveness of a comprehensive community prevention approach in Germany. Evaluating the effectiveness of CTC in Germany is an important prerequisite for further diffusion of the CTC approach. TRIAL REGISTRATION This study was registered with German Clinical Trial Register: DRKS00022819 on Aug 18, 2021.
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- Dominik Röding
- Hannover Medical School, Institute for Epidemiology, Social Medicine and Health Systems Research, Hannover, Germany.
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- University of Hildesheim, Institute for Psychology, Hildesheim, Germany
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- University of Hildesheim, Institute for Psychology, Hildesheim, Germany
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- Hannover Medical School, Institute for Epidemiology, Social Medicine and Health Systems Research, Hannover, Germany
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- Hannover Medical School, Institute for Epidemiology, Social Medicine and Health Systems Research, Hannover, Germany
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- Hannover Medical School, Institute for Epidemiology, Social Medicine and Health Systems Research, Hannover, Germany
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- Hannover Medical School, Institute for Epidemiology, Social Medicine and Health Systems Research, Hannover, Germany
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- Hannover Medical School, Institute for Epidemiology, Social Medicine and Health Systems Research, Hannover, Germany
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Pinto R, Canário C, Cruz O, Rodrigo MJ. Implementation of evidence-based parenting programs under real-world conditions: Protocol for a scoping review. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0256392. [PMID: 34411197 PMCID: PMC8376025 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Protecting children is recognized as a public health priority and supporting parents through the implementation of evidence-based programs is a well-known strategy to achieve this. However, researchers highlight that these programs remain insufficiently implemented in real-world contexts. A knowledge gap exists between the intended implementation of evidence-based parenting programs and their actual implementation on real-world dynamics. This scoping review aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of how evidence-based parenting programs have been implemented under real-world conditions by providing a map of available evidence and identifying knowledge gaps. The overall research question is: "How have evidence-based parenting programs been implemented under real-world conditions?". The proposed scoping review follows the framework originally described by Arksey and O'Malley, Levac and colleagues, and the Joanna Briggs Institute: (1) identifying the research questions; (2) identifying the relevant studies; (3) study selection; (4) charting the data; (5) collating, summarizing, and reporting the results; (6) consultation. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) will inform the search strategy. The results will be described in relation to the research questions and in the context of the purpose of the review. This scoping review will help to bridge the implementation gap between research evidence and its translation into practice.
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- Rita Pinto
- Faculty of Psychology and Education Science, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Faculty of Psychology and Education Science, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Faculty of Psychology and Education Science, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Faculty of Psychology, University of La Laguna, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
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Snowden J, Patwardhan A. Association Between Age and Ethnicity with Pediatric Clinical Outcomes in COVID-2019. Glob Pediatr Health 2021; 8:2333794X211033451. [PMID: 34395818 PMCID: PMC8361541 DOI: 10.1177/2333794x211033451] [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: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) has infected people across the world, including an increasing number of children in the United States (U.S.). The epidemiology of pediatric infection in the U.S. and how it influences clinical outcomes is still being characterized. In this study, we describe a cohort of 989 children with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection. Children under age 20 in a statewide health system with SARS-CoV-2 infection, defined by positive PCR testing, between February 1 and August 30, 2020 were included in this observational cohort study. Data extracted from the medical record included age, demographic information, clinical illness severity, hospital stay, and comorbidities. Analysis included descriptive statistics and Chi-square as appropriate. Nine hundred and eighty-children met inclusion criteria for this study, ranging from 1 month to 20 years in age. Most children (62.4%) were asymptomatic at the time of diagnosis and children over the age of 2 were significantly more likely to be asymptomatic at diagnosis than younger children (P < .05). Hispanic children were significantly more likely to be symptomatic at the time of diagnosis (56.3% asymptomatic; P < .05). The high proportion of children with asymptomatic infection emphasizes the importance of understanding the unique role of children in the pandemic. Older children are more likely to be asymptomatic, but also more likely to experience severe or critical illness when symptoms do develop. Hispanic children were more likely to be symptomatic at diagnosis, highlighting the importance of culturally specific outreach to vulnerable communities.
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- Jessica Snowden
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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Esmail R, Hanson HM, Holroyd-Leduc J, Niven DJ, Clement FM. Identification of knowledge translation theories, models or frameworks suitable for health technology reassessment: a survey of international experts. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e042251. [PMID: 34158291 PMCID: PMC8220529 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Health technology reassessment (HTR) is a field focused on managing a technology throughout its life cycle for optimal use. The process results in one of four possible recommendations: increase use, decrease use, no change or complete withdrawal of the technology. However, implementation of these recommendations has been challenging. This paper explores knowledge translation (KT) theories, models and frameworks (TMFs) and their suitability for implementation of HTR recommendations. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. PARTICIPANTS Purposeful sampling of international KT and HTR experts was administered between January and March 2019. METHODS Sixteen full-spectrum KT TMFs were rated by the experts as 'yes', 'partially yes' or 'no' on six criteria: familiarity, logical consistency/plausibility, degree of specificity, accessibility, ease of use and HTR suitability. Consensus was determined as a rating of ≥70% responding 'yes'. Descriptive statistics and manifest content analysis were conducted on open-ended comments. RESULTS Eleven HTR and 11 KT experts from Canada, USA, UK, Australia, Germany, Spain, Italy and Sweden participated. Of the 16 KT TMFs, none received ≥70% rating. When ratings of 'yes' and 'partially yes' were combined, the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research was considered the most suitable KT TMF by both KT and HTR experts (86%). One additional KT TMF was selected by KT experts: Knowledge to Action framework. HTR experts selected two additional KT TMFs: Co-KT framework and Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle. Experts identified three key characteristics of a KT TMF that may be important to consider: practicality, guidance on implementation and KT TMF adaptability. CONCLUSIONS Despite not reaching an overall ≥70% rating on any of the KT TMFs, experts identified four KT TMFs suitable for HTR. Users may apply these KT TMFs in the implementation of HTR recommendations. In addition, KT TMF characteristics relevant to the field of HTR need to be explored further.
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- Rosmin Esmail
- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- O'Brien Institute for Public Health, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- O'Brien Institute for Public Health, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- O'Brien Institute for Public Health, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Cummunity School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- O'Brien Institute for Public Health, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Pérez MC, Chandra D, Koné G, Singh R, Ridde V, Sylvestre MP, Seth A, Johri M. Implementation fidelity and acceptability of an intervention to improve vaccination uptake and child health in rural India: a mixed methods evaluation of a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial. Implement Sci Commun 2020; 1:88. [PMID: 33043302 PMCID: PMC7542710 DOI: 10.1186/s43058-020-00077-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background The Tika Vaani intervention, an initiative to improve basic health knowledge and empower beneficiaries to improve vaccination uptake and child health for underserved rural populations in India, was assessed in a pilot cluster randomized trial. The intervention was delivered through two strategies: mHealth (using mobile phones to send vaccination reminders and audio-based messages) and community mobilization (face-to-face meetings) in rural Indian villages from January to September 2018. We assessed acceptability and implementation fidelity to determine whether the intervention delivered in the pilot trial can be implemented at a larger scale. Methods We adapted the Conceptual Framework for implementation fidelity to assess acceptability and fidelity of the pilot interventions using a mixed methods design. Quantitative data sources include a structured checklist, household surveys, and mobile phone call patterns. Qualitative data came from field observations, intervention records, semi-structured interviews and focus groups with project recipients and implementers. Quantitative analyses assessed whether activities were implemented as planned, using descriptive statistics to describe participant characteristics and the percentage distribution of activities. Qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis and in the light of the implementation fidelity model to explore moderating factors and to determine how well the intervention was received. Results Findings demonstrated high (86.7%) implementation fidelity. A total of 94% of the target population benefited from the intervention by participating in a face-to-face group meeting or via mobile phone. The participants felt that the strategies were useful means for obtaining information. The clarity of the intervention theory, the motivation, and commitment of the implementers as well as the periodic meetings of the supervisors largely explain the high level of fidelity obtained. Geographic distance, access to a mobile phone, level of education, and gender norms are contextual factors that contributed to heterogeneity in participation. Conclusions Although the intervention was evaluated in the context of a randomized trial that could explain the high level of fidelity obtained, this evaluation provides confirmatory evidence that the results of the study reflect the underlying theory. The mobile platform coupled with community mobilization was well-received by the participants and could be a useful way to improve health knowledge and change behavior. Trial registration ISRCTN 44840759 (22 April 2018)
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- Myriam Cielo Pérez
- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Tour Saint-Antoine, Porte S03-102, 850, rue St-Denis, Montréal, Québec H2X 0A9 Canada.,Département de Médicine Sociale et Préventive, École de Santé Publique (ESPUM), Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec Canada
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- Management Sciences for Health (MSH)/USAID, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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- Gram Vaani Community Media Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India
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- Centre de recherche en santé publique, Université de Montréal, 7101 avenue du Parc, Montréal, Québec Canada.,IRD (French Institute for Research on Sustainable Development), CEPED (IRD-Université Paris), Université de Paris, ERL INSERM SAGESUD, 45 rue des Saints-Pères, 75006 Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Tour Saint-Antoine, Porte S03-102, 850, rue St-Denis, Montréal, Québec H2X 0A9 Canada.,Département de Médicine Sociale et Préventive, École de Santé Publique (ESPUM), Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec Canada
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- Gram Vaani Community Media Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India.,Department of Computer Science, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Tour Saint-Antoine, Porte S03-102, 850, rue St-Denis, Montréal, Québec H2X 0A9 Canada.,Département de gestion, d'évaluation, et de politique de santé, École de Santé Publique (ESPUM), Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec Canada
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Esmail R, Hanson HM, Holroyd-Leduc J, Brown S, Strifler L, Straus SE, Niven DJ, Clement FM. A scoping review of full-spectrum knowledge translation theories, models, and frameworks. Implement Sci 2020; 15:11. [PMID: 32059738 PMCID: PMC7023795 DOI: 10.1186/s13012-020-0964-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Application of knowledge translation (KT) theories, models, and frameworks (TMFs) is one method for successfully incorporating evidence into clinical care. However, there are multiple KT TMFs and little guidance on which to select. This study sought to identify and describe available full-spectrum KT TMFs to subsequently guide users. Methods A scoping review was completed. Articles were identified through searches within electronic databases, previous reviews, grey literature, and consultation with KT experts. Search terms included combinations of KT terms and theory-related terms. Included citations had to describe full-spectrum KT TMFs that had been applied or tested. Titles/abstracts and full-text articles were screened independently by two investigators. Each KT TMF was described by its characteristics including name, context, key components, how it was used, primary target audience, levels of use, and study outcomes. Each KT TMF was also categorized into theoretical approaches as process models, determinant frameworks, classic theories, implementation theories, and evaluation frameworks. Within each category, KT TMFs were compared and contrasted to identify similarities and unique characteristics. Results Electronic searches yielded 7160 citations. Additional citations were identified from previous reviews (n = 41) and bibliographies of included full-text articles (n = 6). Thirty-six citations describing 36 full-spectrum were identified. In 24 KT TMFs, the primary target audience was multi-level including patients/public, professionals, organizational, and financial/regulatory. The majority of the KT TMFs were used within public health, followed by research (organizational, translation, health), or in multiple contexts. Twenty-six could be used at the individual, organization, or policy levels, five at the individual/organization levels, three at the individual level only, and two at the organizational/policy level. Categorization of the KT TMFs resulted in 18 process models, eight classic theories, three determinant frameworks, three evaluation frameworks, and four that fit more than one category. There were no KT TMFs that fit the implementation theory category. Within each category, similarities and unique characteristics emerged through comparison. Conclusions A systematic compilation of existing full-spectrum KT TMFs, categorization into different approaches, and comparison has been provided in a user-friendly way. This list provides options for users to select from when designing KT projects and interventions. Trial registration A protocol outlining the methodology of this scoping review was developed and registered with PROSPERO (CRD42018088564).
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- Rosmin Esmail
- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3D14A Teaching and Wellness Building, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4Z6, Canada.,Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3D14A Teaching and Wellness Building, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4Z6, Canada.,Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3D14A Teaching and Wellness Building, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4Z6, Canada.,Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.,Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3D14A Teaching and Wellness Building, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4Z6, Canada.,Health Technology Assessment Unit, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3D14A Teaching and Wellness Building, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4Z6, Canada.,Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Critical Care Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3D14A Teaching and Wellness Building, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4Z6, Canada. .,O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. .,Health Technology Assessment Unit, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Babchuk WA. Fundamentals of qualitative analysis in family medicine. Fam Med Community Health 2019; 7:e000040. [PMID: 32148701 PMCID: PMC6910734 DOI: 10.1136/fmch-2018-000040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2018] [Revised: 12/01/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The primary purpose of this article is to provide family physician researchers interested in conducting a qualitative research study a concise guide to the analysis. Drawing from approaches outlined in popular research methodology textbooks and employing an exemplar from a minority health disparities research study, this article outlines specific steps useful for researchers and practitioners in the field of family medicine. This process of qualitative data analysis is situated within the larger framework of qualitative research to better position those new to qualitative designs to more effectively conduct their studies. A 10-step process useful for guiding qualitative data analysis is provided. The 10 steps include (1) assembling data for analysis, (2) refamiliarising oneself with the data, (3) open or initial coding procedures, (4) generating categories and assigning codes to them, (5) generating themes from categories, (6) strategies of validation, (7) interpreting and reporting findings from the participants, (8) interpreting and reporting findings from the literature, (9) visual representations of data and findings, and (10) strengths, limitations, delimitations and suggestions for future research. This work provides clear and accessible guidelines for conducting qualitative data analysis for emerging researchers that is applicable across a wide array of topics, disciplines and settings.
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- Wayne A Babchuk
- Anthropology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.,Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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Nápoles AM, Stewart AL. Transcreation: an implementation science framework for community-engaged behavioral interventions to reduce health disparities. BMC Health Serv Res 2018; 18:710. [PMID: 30208873 PMCID: PMC6134771 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-018-3521-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Accepted: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background Methods for translating evidence-based behavioral interventions into real-world settings seldom account for the special issues in reaching health disparity populations. Main text The objective of this article is to describe an innovative “transcreational” framework for designing and delivering interventions in communities to reduce health disparities. We define transcreation as the process of planning, delivering, and evaluating interventions so that they resonate with the community experiencing health disparities, while achieving intended health outcomes. The Transcreation Framework for Community-engaged Behavioral Interventions to Reduce Health Disparities comprises seven steps: 1) identify community infrastructure and engage partners; 2) specify theory; 3) identify multiple inputs for new program; 4) design intervention prototype; 5) design study, methods, and measures for community setting; 6) build community capacity for delivery; and 7) deliver transcreated intervention and evaluate implementation processes. Communities are engaged from the start and interventions are delivered by community-based interventionists and tested in community settings. The framework applies rigorous scientific methods for evaluating program effectiveness and implementation processes. It incorporates training and ongoing technical assistance to assure treatment fidelity and build community capacity. Conclusions This framework expands the types of scientific evidence used and balances fidelity to evidence and fit to the community setting. It can guide researchers and communities in developing and testing behavioral interventions to reduce health disparities that are likely to be sustained because infrastructure development is embedded in the research.
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- Anna María Nápoles
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 3, Floor 5, Room E08, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
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- University of California San Francisco, 3333 California Street, Suite 350E, San Francisco, CA, 94118, USA
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Dassow P, Zylstra R. Teaching community health assessment through a global health elective in rural Haiti. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION 2017; 8:114-115. [PMID: 28358716 PMCID: PMC5376491 DOI: 10.5116/ijme.58ba.7ea4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2016] [Accepted: 03/04/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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- Paul Dassow
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Department of Family Medicine, USA
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- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Department of Family Medicine, USA
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Alcaraz KI, Sly J, Ashing K, Fleisher L, Gil-Rivas V, Ford S, Yi JC, Lu Q, Meade CD, Menon U, Gwede CK. The ConNECT Framework: a model for advancing behavioral medicine science and practice to foster health equity. J Behav Med 2017; 40:23-38. [PMID: 27509892 PMCID: PMC5296246 DOI: 10.1007/s10865-016-9780-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2016] [Accepted: 08/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Health disparities persist despite ongoing efforts. Given the United States' rapidly changing demography and socio-cultural diversity, a paradigm shift in behavioral medicine is needed to advance research and interventions focused on health equity. This paper introduces the ConNECT Framework as a model to link the sciences of behavioral medicine and health equity with the goal of achieving equitable health and outcomes in the twenty-first century. We first evaluate the state of health equity efforts in behavioral medicine science and identify key opportunities to advance the field. We then discuss and present actionable recommendations related to ConNECT's five broad and synergistic principles: (1) Integrating Context; (2) Fostering a Norm of Inclusion; (3) Ensuring Equitable Diffusion of Innovations; (4) Harnessing Communication Technology; and (5) Prioritizing Specialized Training. The framework holds significant promise for furthering health equity and ushering in a new and refreshing era of behavioral medicine science and practice.
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- Kassandra I Alcaraz
- Behavioral Research Center, American Cancer Society, 250 Williams Street NW, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA.
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- Department of Oncological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Center for Injury Research and Prevention, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA
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- College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Moffitt Cancer Center, Population Science, Health Outcomes and Behavior, Department of Oncologic Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- The University of Arizona College of Nursing, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Moffitt Cancer Center, Population Science, Health Outcomes and Behavior, Department of Oncologic Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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Schifferdecker KE, Bazos DA, Sutherland KA, Ayers LaFave LR, Ruggles L, Fedrizzi R, Hoebeke J. A Review of Tools to Assist Hospitals in Meeting Community Health Assessment and Implementation Strategy Requirements. J Healthc Manag 2016; 61:44-56. [PMID: 26904778 PMCID: PMC4830260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Recent changes in U.S. national policies and regulations have created an opportunity for meaningful collaborations to take place between health systems, public health departments, and social service organizations. For medical systems, and particularly tax-exempt hospitals, new requirements include community health assessments (CHAs) and implementation strategies to address identified health needs. Individuals and groups responsible for meeting the new CHA and implementation strategy requirements may be unsure about the best ways to achieve specific aspects of the CHA process. In this report, we provide an in-depth review and rating of tools developed by public health and community experts that cover the steps necessary to meet the new requirements. A team of three community and public health experts and the authors developed a rating sheet based on a well-known community health improvement process model and on the steps in the new requirements to identify and systematically rate nine comprehensive tools. The ratings and recommendations provide a guide for hospitals in choosing tools that will best assist them in meeting the new requirements.
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Gibson DM. The geographic distribution of eye care providers in the United States: Implications for a national strategy to improve vision health. Prev Med 2015; 73:30-6. [PMID: 25602911 DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2014] [Revised: 01/07/2015] [Accepted: 01/11/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe the patterns of local eye care provider availability in the US. METHODS Data from 2011 on the number of ophthalmologists and optometrists in each of the 3143 counties in the US were drawn from the Area Health Resources File. Population-weighted quartiles of the county-level number of ophthalmologists per capita and the county-level number of optometrists per capita were defined. Descriptive statistics were calculated and a cross tabulation of quartiles of ophthalmologist availability and quartiles of optometrist availability was conducted for all the counties in the US and for the set of counties in each region of the US. RESULTS 24.0% of US counties had no ophthalmologists or optometrists. 60.7% of counties in the US were in one of the lower two quartiles of both ophthalmologist availability and optometrist availability, and 24.1% of counties were in one of the lower two quartiles of ophthalmologist availability but in one of the upper two quartiles of optometrist availability. CONCLUSIONS Public health interventions that are effective in a context of limited local eye care provider availability or that are able to leverage optometrist availability effectively in areas with limited ophthalmologist availability could be of widespread use in the US.
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- Diane M Gibson
- School of Public Affairs, Baruch College - City University of New York, 17 Lexington Avenue, Box D-901, New York, NY 10010, United States.
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Guse CE, Peterson DJ, Christiansen AL, Mahoney J, Laud P, Layde PM. Translating a Fall Prevention Intervention Into Practice: A Randomized Community Trial. Am J Public Health 2015; 105:1475-81. [PMID: 25602891 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2014.302315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We examined whether community translation of an effective evidence-based fall prevention program via standard monetary support can produce a community-wide reduction in fall injuries in older adults and evaluated whether an enhanced version with added technical support and capacity building amplified the fall reduction effect. METHODS We completed a randomized controlled community trial among adults aged 65 and older in (1) 10 control communities receiving no special resources or guidance on fall prevention, (2) 5 standard support communities receiving modest funding to implement Stepping On, and (3) 5 enhanced support communities receiving funding and technical support. The primary outcome was hospital inpatient and emergency department discharges for falls, examined with Poisson regression. RESULTS Compared with control communities, standard and enhanced support communities showed significantly higher community-wide reductions (9% and 8%, respectively) in fall injuries from baseline (2007-2008) to follow-up (2010-2011). No significant difference was found between enhanced and standard support communities. CONCLUSIONS Population-based fall prevention interventions can be effective when implemented in community settings. More research is needed to identify the barriers and facilitators that influence the successful adoption and implementation of fall prevention interventions into broad community practice.
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- Clare E Guse
- Clare E. Guse is with the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Donna J. Peterson, Ann L. Christiansen, and Peter M. Layde are with the Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Jane Mahoney is with the Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison. Purushottam Laud is with the Division of Biostatistics, Institute for Health and Society, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Clare E. Guse, Ann L. Christiansen, Purushottam Laud, and Peter M. Layde are also with the Injury Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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Klinner C, Carter SM, Rychetnik L, Li V, Daley M, Zask A, Lloyd B. Integrating relationship- and research-based approaches in Australian health promotion practice. Health Promot Int 2014; 30:891-902. [DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dau026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Pinto RM, Wall MM, Spector AY. Modeling the Structure of Partnership Between Researchers and Front-Line Service Providers: Strengthening Collaborative Public Health Research. JOURNAL OF MIXED METHODS RESEARCH 2014; 8:83-106. [PMID: 25309155 PMCID: PMC4193907 DOI: 10.1177/1558689813490835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Partnerships between HIV researchers and service providers are essential for reducing the gap between research and practice. Community-Based Participatory Research principles guided this cross-sectional study, combining 40 in-depth interviews with surveys of 141 providers in 24 social service agencies in New York City. We generated the Provider-Researcher Partnership Model to account for provider- and agency-level factors' influence on intentions to form partnerships with researchers. Providers preferred "balanced partnerships" in which researchers and providers allocated research tasks and procedures to reflect diverse knowledge/skill sets. An organizational culture that values research can help enhance providers' intentions to partner. Providers' intentions and priorities found in this study may encourage researchers to engage in and policy makers to fund collaborative research.
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- HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University
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Nápoles AM, Santoyo-Olsson J, Stewart AL. Methods for translating evidence-based behavioral interventions for health-disparity communities. Prev Chronic Dis 2013; 10:E193. [PMID: 24262025 PMCID: PMC3839588 DOI: 10.5888/pcd10.130133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Populations composed of racial/ethnic minorities, disabled persons, and people with low socioeconomic status have worse health than their counterparts. Implementing evidence-based behavioral interventions (EBIs) to prevent and manage chronic disease and disability in community settings could help ameliorate disparities. Although numerous models of implementation processes are available, they are broad in scope, few offer specific methodological guidance, and few address the special issues in reaching vulnerable populations. Drawing from 2 existing models, we describe 7 methodological phases in the process of translating and implementing EBIs in communities to reach these vulnerable groups: establish infrastructure for translation partnership, identify multiple inputs (information gathering), review and distill information (synthesis), adapt and integrate program components (translation), build general and specific capacity (support system), implement intervention (delivery system), and develop appropriate designs and measures (evaluation). For each phase, we describe specific methodological steps and resources and provide examples from research on racial/ethnic minorities, disabled persons, and those with low socioeconomic status. Our methods focus on how to incorporate adaptations so that programs fit new community contexts, meet the needs of individuals in health-disparity populations, capitalize on scientific evidence, and use and build community assets and resources. A key tenet of our approach is to integrate EBIs with community best practices to the extent possible while building local capacity. We discuss tradeoffs between maintaining fidelity to the EBIs while maximizing fit to the new context. These methods could advance our ability to implement potentially effective interventions to reduce health disparities.
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- Anna Maria Nápoles
- Center for Aging in Diverse Communities, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 3333 California St, Ste 335, San Francisco, CA 94118-1944. E-mail:
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Shapiro VB, Hawkins JD, Oesterle S, Monahan KC, Brown EC, Arthur MW. Variation in the Effect of Communities That Care on Community Adoption of a Scientific Approach to Prevention. JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR SOCIAL WORK AND RESEARCH 2013; 4:10.5243/jsswr.2013.10. [PMID: 24319545 PMCID: PMC3848955 DOI: 10.5243/jsswr.2013.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Tested and effective approaches are available to prevent mental, emotional, and behavioral problems in youth, but such approaches are underused. Communities That Care (CTC) is a coalition-based strategy that aims to increase the use of tested and effective programs by combining the use of scientific evidence and stakeholder consensus to support the community adoption of a scientific approach to preventing mental, emotional, and behavioral problems in youth. A community-randomized trial of CTC was conducted with a sample of 24 communities matched in pairs and assigned randomly to a control or an intervention condition. The findings demonstrate that CTC significantly increases the community-wide adoption of a science-based approach to prevention. Using a meta-analysis technique, this study shows that despite uniformly high-fidelity implementation of CTC in intervention communities, the effect of CTC on the adoption of a scientific approach to prevention varies significantly across the 12 community pairs. Understanding the extent of variation in the effect of CTC on adopting a science-based approach to prevention lays a foundation for identifying aspects of coalition structure, functioning, or capacity that not only may help explain variation in adoption, but may in turn be targeted to strengthen the effect of CTC on the adoption of a science-based approach to prevention within communities.
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- Valerie B Shapiro
- Berkeley Social Welfare, University of California, 120 Haviland Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-7400; fax 510-643-4507
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Lesser J, Koniak-Griffin D. Using qualitative inquiry and participatory research approaches to develop prevention research: validating a life course perspective. FAMILY & COMMUNITY HEALTH 2013; 36:34-41. [PMID: 23168344 DOI: 10.1097/fch.0b013e31826d75a7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Application of life course theory (LCT) holds promise for advancing knowledge toward the elimination of health disparities. This article validates the usefulness of employing a life course perspective when conducting health disparities research. We provide an overview of LCT as it applies to our research program in prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among Latino teen parents. We illustrate the goodness-of-fit of our research with the basic premises of LCT. Though early adverse life experiences impact health over the lifespan, strength-based HIV prevention programs designed for Latino teen parents that recognize the reality of their lives may alter their health trajectory.
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- Janna Lesser
- Center for Community-Based Health Promotion with Women and Children, Department of Family and Community Health Systems, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Nursing, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.
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Donaldson A, Poulos RG. Planning the diffusion of a neck-injury prevention programme among community rugby union coaches. Br J Sports Med 2012; 48:151-9. [PMID: 23231784 DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND This paper describes the development of a theory-informed and evidence-informed, context-specific diffusion plan for the Mayday Safety Procedure (MSP) among community rugby coaches in regional New South Wales, Australia. METHODS Step 5 of Intervention Mapping was used to plan strategies to enhance MSP adoption and implementation. RESULTS Coaches were identified as the primary MSP adopters and implementers within a system including administrators, players and referees. A local advisory group was established to ensure context relevance. Performance objectives (eg, attend MSP training for coaches) and determinants of adoption and implementation behaviour (eg, knowledge, beliefs, skills and environment) were identified, informed by Social Cognitive Theory. Adoption and implementation matrices were developed and change-objectives for coaches were identified (eg, skills to deliver MSP training to players). Finally, intervention methods and specific strategies (eg, coach education, social marketing and policy and by-law development) were identified based on advisory group member experience, evidence of effective coach safety behaviour-change interventions and Diffusion of Innovations theory. CONCLUSIONS This is the first published example of a systematic approach to plan injury prevention programme diffusion in community sports. The key strengths of this approach were an effective researcher-practitioner partnership; actively engaging local sports administrators; targeting specific behaviour determinants, informed by theory and evidence; and taking context-related practical strengths and constraints into consideration. The major challenges were the time involved in using a systematic diffusion planning approach for the first time; and finding a planning language that was acceptable and meaningful to researchers and practitioners.
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- Alex Donaldson
- Australian Centre for Research into Injury in Sport and its Prevention (ACRISP), Monash Injury Research Institute (MIRI), Monash University, , Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Flaspohler P, Lesesne CA, Puddy RW, Smith E, Wandersman A. Advances in bridging research and practice: introduction to the second special issue on the interactive system framework for dissemination and implementation. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY 2012; 50:271-81. [PMID: 22875685 PMCID: PMC3766740 DOI: 10.1007/s10464-012-9545-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The need for new ways to bridge the gap between research and practice is clear; the use of evidence-based prevention programs and implementation with fidelity in practice are strikingly limited. The Interactive Systems Framework for Dissemination and Implementation (ISF) was created to help bridge research and practice by specifying the systems and processes required to support dissemination and implementation of evidence-based programs, processes, practices, and policies. The ISF identifies three key systems necessary for this process which include the Synthesis and Translation System, the Support System, and the Delivery System. The ISF was featured in a special issue of the American Journal of Community Psychology in 2008. This special issue extends that work by including both researchers who have applied an ISF lens to aspects of their current work and researchers who have proactively applied the ISF in a process that goes across the various systems of the ISF, i.e., Synthesis and Translation, Support, and Delivery. Content areas include: children's mental health, teen pregnancy prevention, HIV prevention, violence prevention, heart disease and stroke prevention, breast cancer prevention, and substance abuse prevention. In this introductory article, we provide a brief description of the history of the ISF and a summary of the articles in the special issue.
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- Paul Flaspohler
- Department of Psychology and Center for School Based Mental Health Programs, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA.
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