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Core knowledge translation competencies: a scoping review
BACKGROUND: Knowledge translation (KT) is the broad range of activities aimed at supporting the use of research findings leading to evidence-based practice (EBP) and policy. Recommendations have been made that capacity building efforts be established to support individuals to enact KT. In this study...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6020388/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29945609 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3314-4 |
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author | Mallidou, Anastasia A. Atherton, Pat Chan, Liza Frisch, Noreen Glegg, Stephanie Scarrow, Gayle |
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description | BACKGROUND: Knowledge translation (KT) is the broad range of activities aimed at supporting the use of research findings leading to evidence-based practice (EBP) and policy. Recommendations have been made that capacity building efforts be established to support individuals to enact KT. In this study, we summarized existing knowledge on KT competencies to provide a foundation for such capacity building efforts and to inform policy and research. Our research questions were “What are the core KT competencies needed in the health sector?” and “What are the interventions and strategies to teach and reinforce those competencies?” METHODS: We used a scoping review approach and an integrated KT process by involving an Advisory Group of diverse stakeholders. We searched seven health and interdisciplinary electronic databases and grey literature sources for materials published from 2003 to 2017 in English language only. Empirical and theoretical publications in health that examined KT competencies were retrieved, reviewed, and synthesized. RESULTS: Overall, 1171 publications were retrieved; 137 were fully reviewed; and 15 empirical and six conceptual academic, and 52 grey literature publications were included and synthesized in this scoping review. From both the academic and grey literature, we categorized 19 KT core competencies into knowledge, skills, or attitudes; and identified commonly used interventions and strategies to enhance KT competencies such as education, organizational support and hands-on training. CONCLUSIONS: These initial core KT competencies for individuals provide implications for education, policy, knowledge brokering, and future research, and on the need for future evaluation of the KT competencies presented. We also discuss the essential role of organizational support and culture for successful KT activities/practice. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (10.1186/s12913-018-3314-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. |
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spelling | pubmed-60203882018-07-06 Core knowledge translation competencies: a scoping review Mallidou, Anastasia A. Atherton, Pat Chan, Liza Frisch, Noreen Glegg, Stephanie Scarrow, Gayle BMC Health Serv Res Research Article BACKGROUND: Knowledge translation (KT) is the broad range of activities aimed at supporting the use of research findings leading to evidence-based practice (EBP) and policy. Recommendations have been made that capacity building efforts be established to support individuals to enact KT. In this study, we summarized existing knowledge on KT competencies to provide a foundation for such capacity building efforts and to inform policy and research. Our research questions were “What are the core KT competencies needed in the health sector?” and “What are the interventions and strategies to teach and reinforce those competencies?” METHODS: We used a scoping review approach and an integrated KT process by involving an Advisory Group of diverse stakeholders. We searched seven health and interdisciplinary electronic databases and grey literature sources for materials published from 2003 to 2017 in English language only. Empirical and theoretical publications in health that examined KT competencies were retrieved, reviewed, and synthesized. RESULTS: Overall, 1171 publications were retrieved; 137 were fully reviewed; and 15 empirical and six conceptual academic, and 52 grey literature publications were included and synthesized in this scoping review. From both the academic and grey literature, we categorized 19 KT core competencies into knowledge, skills, or attitudes; and identified commonly used interventions and strategies to enhance KT competencies such as education, organizational support and hands-on training. CONCLUSIONS: These initial core KT competencies for individuals provide implications for education, policy, knowledge brokering, and future research, and on the need for future evaluation of the KT competencies presented. We also discuss the essential role of organizational support and culture for successful KT activities/practice. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (10.1186/s12913-018-3314-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. BioMed Central 2018-06-27 /pmc/articles/PMC6020388/ /pubmed/29945609 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3314-4 Text en © The Author(s). 2018 Open AccessThis article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Mallidou, Anastasia A. Atherton, Pat Chan, Liza Frisch, Noreen Glegg, Stephanie Scarrow, Gayle Core knowledge translation competencies: a scoping review |
title | Core knowledge translation competencies: a scoping review |
title_full | Core knowledge translation competencies: a scoping review |
title_fullStr | Core knowledge translation competencies: a scoping review |
title_full_unstemmed | Core knowledge translation competencies: a scoping review |
title_short | Core knowledge translation competencies: a scoping review |
title_sort | core knowledge translation competencies: a scoping review |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6020388/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29945609 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3314-4 |
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