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Title: Knowledge Translation Research


1
Knowledge Translation Research
  • Anne Sales
  • Faculty of Nursing
  • University of Alberta
  • anne.sales_at_ualberta.ca

2
Acknowledgements
  • Funding from the Alberta Heritage Foundation for
    Medical Research
  • Support from CIHR as a Canada Research Chair

3
Five Ws of KT research
  • Who
  • What
  • When
  • Where
  • Why

4
Who targets of KT
  • Most KT research has focused on transfer or
    uptake of knowledge to professionals/providers
  • Majority of KT research has focused on physician
    providers
  • Not entirely clear why

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What Evidence and/or knowledge
  • Not entirely clear what constitutes evidence
  • Most KT research has focused on results of
    empirical research as evidence
  • Strong emphasis on hierarchies of evidence
  • Based on treatment models causality as the
    primary question for empirical research
  • Not clear if these are the most appropriate
    models for KT research
  • Problem of external validity/generalizability

7
When when is something ready for translation?
  • Test of time issue
  • Repeated questions about external validity
  • Dynamic nature of knowledge and evidence
  • Community standard vs. guideline

8
Where Context
  • In the organizational frame, this is a key
    question for external validity
  • Things that work in one place dont always work
    in another
  • Currently a major focus of KT research

9
Why the need for theory
  • Most existing KT research has little to no
    explicit theory base
  • Rests on unstated assumptions
  • Lack of awareness
  • Lack of recognition
  • Lack of time
  • Lack of motivation
  • Lack of coordination
  • Lack of self-efficacy
  • Lack of planning
  • Human psychology/social science theories cover
    most of these factors
  • Need to test and improve the theory base to
    create more efficient, knowledge-generating
    approaches to KT

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Open questions
  • When should we initiate KT activity?
  • What criteria make it worth the cost of
    attempting to induce behavior change?
  • What contextual factors influence knowledge
    uptake?
  • Can we do anything to make contexts more amenable
    to KT/U?
  • Can we arrive at robust theories that help us
    plan and implement KT/U activities?
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