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Showing 1 to 20 of 58 for “"Knowledge translation"”.
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Understanding the Relationship Between Health Technology Reassessment and Knowledge Translation
… now, it was not well understood how the field of Knowledge Translation (KT) would be applicable to Health Technology Reassessment (HTR). This thesis reports on three studies to determine how KT approaches are used to translate HTR outputs to achieve the desired outcomes. The first study was a …
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Association Between Concussion Understanding and Stakeholder Knowledge Translation in Collegiate Sports
… between concussion understanding and stakeholder knowledge translation in collegiate sports following the mandate of Rowan’s Law in July 2019. To our knowledge, this is the first study to examine concussion knowledge translation within a sport network using social network analysis. A …
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Exploring knowledge translation mechanisms in the Western Cape Provincial Health System
… has led to a burgeoning interest in the field of knowledge translation (KT). However, there remains little clarity on what KT mechanisms work in different contexts, particularly in low and middle-income countries. Using mixed methodology this project explores KT mechanisms, barriers, facilitators …
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Knowledge Translation Practices Of Health Services Research Organizations In The United States
… responded to a survey about their organizations' knowledge translation practices. The survey instrument and knowledge translation framework were based largely on work conducted by Lavis, Robertson, Woodside, McLeod, and Abelson (2003a) in Canada. Findings from this empirical study expanded the …
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A case study of knowledge translation and the enhanced street youth study in Saskatoon
In the past few decades knowledge translation has emerged as a common strategy intended to improve the effectiveness of health interventions and increase the utilization of research. Underlying the emergence of knowledge translation is a belief that new research findings will increase the …
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The map defines the territory: Remodelling NGO partnerships for knowledge translation in transition contexts
… pointed to an inter-dependency more alike to a ‘knowledge transfer’ relationship between a younger organisation learning about how to be a civil society actor form an older and more experienced third sector organisation. Starting with the classical literature on partnerships and collaboration in …
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Communities of Practice as a Knowledge Translation and Exchange Strategy: A Qualitative Secondary Ethnographic Analysis
… (CoPs). The CoPs, housed by the Seniors Health Knowledge Network (SHKN), worked in wound care and complex care resolution for older adults. Five themes emerged through data analysis: 1) Hope and Desire to Cause Real, Effective Change, 2) Appreciation for Bringing Together Diverse People and …
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Bridging the research–policy gap: How to improve and institutionalize knowledge translation practices in health policies
… Sustainable Development Goals. In response, new knowledge translation (KT) initiatives and networks have been set up to facilitate and scale up research use in policy processes. Despite these investments, there is a paucity of evidence on evaluating, sustaining, and institutionalizing these …
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Improving the care of infants with bronchiolitis : Using knowledge translation to close the evidence-practice gap
Aim: Bronchiolitis is the most common reason infants are hospitalised in the developed world. International clinical guidelines recommend supportive care (respiratory and hydration), and do not recommend use of salbutamol, antibiotics, glucocorticoids, adrenaline or ordering chest radiographs. …
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Utilizing Knowledge Translation to Enhance Quality Participation in Recreational Sport Programming for Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
… providers are not always equipped with the knowledge and resources to ensure they are meeting the needs and participation priorities of children with IDD. To address these needs, our team partnered with Special Olympics Canada – the largest national organization dedicated to providing sport …
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Professional change and knowledge translation in mental health nursing: case study of the integration of a health policy into practice
… aims to explore the area of change and knowledge translation in professional practice by using a case study to investigate the integration of a health policy into clinical mental health nursing (MHN) practice. It will address the research question of ‘What factors influenced the …
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Understanding the Appropriate Methods of Knowledge Translation for Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in the Context of Pakistan
… prior to service delivery is important for knowledge-translation initiatives to succeed even in developed countries. This becomes more important in the case of developing countries such as Pakistan where underdeveloped resources, dysfunctional health systems, limited health budget, severe …
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Knowledge Translation in the Era of Precision Diagnostics: Examining the Use of Clinical Exome and Genome Sequencing for Rare Genetic Disease Diagnosis
… practice and policy in the future. Guided by the Knowledge-to-Action (KTA) conceptual framework, I designed and conducted three original studies: two aimed to generate evidence related to the KTA concept of Knowledge Creation, and the third studied the Action Cycle. In Article 1, we examined the …
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"Connecting research, policy, and practice": Knowledge translation in the context of child and family early intervention and prevention-based research in Ireland.
… a multi- component KT plan, as guided by the Knowledge Translation Planning Template (Barwick, 2008, 2013, 2019). The case study was the first of its kind to provide important insights for stakeholders in Ireland and elsewhere, about how to improve the research dissemination process. Exploring …
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Co-designing a Decision-Making Roadmap to Support Caregivers of People Living with Dementia: A Knowledge-to-Action Approach Using Integrated Knowledge Translation and Graphic Medicine
… decision-makers. Methods: Guided by the Knowledge-to-Action framework and informed by integrated knowledge translation (iKT) and patient-oriented research (POR) principles, this multi-phase study consisted of three sequential phases. Phase 1 involved a scoping review to identify and …
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Knowledge translation of health research findings at the University of Malawi and its relevance in health policy formulation in Malawi: a study in developing a communication and dissemination strategy to facilitate the use of health research evidence
… findings. It sought to identify ways that the translation of research findings into policy formulation could be facilitated. The study is informed by the Knowledge Translation theoretical framework. It adopted the pragmatism philosophical paradigm which advocates for 'what works’. The …
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Using a Deliberative Dialogue to Facilitate the Uptake of Research Evidence in Rehabilitation for Children with Cerebral Palsy
… that all areas of practice must engage in knowledge translation to be effective. Stakeholders outlined roles and responsibilities of actors within pediatric rehabilitation, including children and families, service providers and administrators and government representatives. Strategies for …
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Co-Creating the international Pediatric Oncology Exercise Guidelines (iPOEG) Toolkit with End-Users
… children and adolescents affected by cancer. Knowledge translation efforts are needed to ensure that those who will use and/or benefit from the iPOEG have access to it. This thesis used an integrated knowledge translation approach within the Knowledge to Action (KTA) Framework, to engage …
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Weight Gain Counselling in Prenatal Care: Assessing and Improving Patient-Healthcare Provider Interactions
… counselling practices and evaluate a pilot knowledge translation tool for the improvement of such counselling. Methods: 1) A literature review was conducted to assess current prenatal GWG counselling practices between patients and HCPs; 2) an electronic survey was conducted to determine …
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Enabling mechanisms for AI planning knowledge sharing, merging, and reuse
… intelligent systems perspective, cooperation and knowledge sharing between peer systems can enable each peer to overcome knowledge deficiencies and computational ability limitations. This dissertation investigates issues in enabling such peer-to-peer interoperation between domain-independent …
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