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building an Integrated Knowledge translation ikt evidence base colloquium proceedings and research direction
Health Research Policy and Systems, 2020Co-Authors: Anita Kothari, Chris Mccutcheon, Ian D. Graham, L BolandAbstract:Background Integrated Knowledge translation (IKT) is a model of research co-production, whereby researchers partner with Knowledge users throughout the research process and who can use the research recommendations in practice or policy. IKT approaches are used to improve the relevance and impact of research. As an emerging field, however, the evidence underpinning IKT is in active development. The Integrated Knowledge Translation Research Network represents a collaborative interdisciplinary team that aims to advance the state of IKT science. Methods In 2017, the Integrated Knowledge Translation Research Network issued a call to its members for concept papers to further define IKT, outline an IKT research agenda, and inform the Integrated Knowledge Translation Research Network's special meeting entitled, Integrated Knowledge Translation State of the Science Colloquium, in Ottawa, Canada (2018). At the colloquium, authors presented concept papers and discussed Knowledge-gaps for a research agenda and implications for advancing the IKT field. We took detailed field notes, audio-recorded the meeting and analysed the data using qualitative content analysis. Results Twenty-four participants attended the meeting, including researchers (n = 11), trainees (n = 6) and Knowledge users (n = 7). Seven overarching categories emerged from these proceedings - IKT theory, IKT methods, IKT process, promoting partnership, definitions and distinctions of key IKT terms, capacity-building, and role of funders. Within these categories, priorities identified for future IKT research included: (1) improving clarity about research co-production/IKT theories and frameworks; (2) describing the process for engaging Knowledge users; and (3) identifying research co-production/IKT outcomes and methods for evaluation. Conclusion The Integrated Knowledge Translation State of the Science Colloquium initiated a research agenda to advance IKT science and practice. Next steps will focus on building a theoretical and evidence base for IKT.
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Integrated Knowledge translation: digging deeper, moving forward
Journal of epidemiology and community health, 2017Co-Authors: Anita Kothari, C. Nadine WathenAbstract:Background Integrated Knowledge translation has risen in popularity as a solution to the underuse of research in policy and practice settings. It engages Knowledge users—policymakers, practitioners, patients/consumers or their advocates, and members of the wider public—in mutually beneficial research that can involve the joint development of research questions, data collection, analysis and dissemination of findings. Knowledge that is co-produced has a better chance of being implemented. Discussion The purpose of this paper is to update developments in the field of Integrated Knowledge translation through a deeper analysis of the approach in practice-oriented and policy-oriented health research. We present collaborative models that fall outside the scope of Integrated Knowledge translation, but then explore consensus-based approaches and networks as alternate sites of Knowledge co-production. We discuss the need to advance the field through the development, or use, of data collection and interpretation tools that creatively engage Knowledge users in the research process. Most importantly, conceptually relevant outcomes need to be identified, including ones that focus on team transformation through the co-production of Knowledge. Conclusions We explore some of these challenges and benefits in detail to help researchers understand what Integrated Knowledge translation means, and whether the approach9s potential added value is worth the investment of time, energy and other resources.
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Integrated Knowledge translation ikt in health care a scoping review
Implementation Science, 2015Co-Authors: Anna R Gagliardi, Anita Kothari, Whitney Berta, Jennifer A Boyko, Robin UrquhartAbstract:Integrated Knowledge translation (IKT) refers to collaboration between researchers and decision-makers. While advocated as an approach for enhancing the relevance and use of research, IKT is challenging and inconsistently applied. This study sought to inform future IKT practice and research by synthesizing studies that empirically evaluated IKT and identifying Knowledge gaps. We performed a scoping review. We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library from 2005 to 2014 for English language studies that evaluated IKT interventions involving researchers and organizational or policy-level decision-makers. Data were extracted on study characteristics, IKT intervention (theory, content, mode, duration, frequency, personnel, participants, timing from initiation, initiator, source of funding, decision-maker involvement), and enablers, barriers, and outcomes reported by studies. We performed content analysis and reported summary statistics. Thirteen studies were eligible after screening 14,754 titles and reviewing 106 full-text studies. Details about IKT activities were poorly reported, and none were formally based on theory. Studies varied in the number and type of interactions between researchers and decision-makers; meetings were the most common format. All studies reported barriers and facilitators. Studies reported a range of positive and sub-optimal outcomes. Outcomes did not appear to be associated with initiator of the partnership, dedicated funding, partnership maturity, nature of decision-maker involvement, presence or absence of enablers or barriers, or the number of different IKT activities. The IKT strategies that achieve beneficial outcomes remain unknown. We generated a summary of IKT approaches, enablers, barriers, conditions, and outcomes that can serve as the basis for a future review or for planning ongoing primary research. Future research can contribute to three identified Knowledge gaps by examining (1) how different IKT strategies influence outcomes, (2) the relationship between the logic or theory underlying IKT interventions and beneficial outcomes, and (3) when and how decision-makers should be involved in the research process. Future IKT initiatives should more systematically plan and document their design and implementation, and evaluations should report the findings with sufficient detail to reveal how IKT was associated with outcomes.
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Evaluation of partnerships in a transnational family violence prevention network using an Integrated Knowledge translation and exchange model: a mixed methods study
Health research policy and systems, 2014Co-Authors: Anita Kothari, Shannon L. Sibbald, C. Nadine WathenAbstract:Background: Family violence is a significant and complex public health problem that demands collaboration between researchers, practitioners, and policymakers for systemic, sustainable solutions. An Integrated Knowledge translation network was developed to support joint research production and application in the area. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which the international Preventing Violence Across the Lifespan (PreVAiL) Research Network built effective partnerships among its members, with a focus on the Knowledge user partner perspective. Methods: This mixed-methods study employed a combination of questionnaire and semi-structured interviews to understand partnerships two years after PreVAiL’s inception. The questionnaire examined communication, collaborative research, dissemination of research, research findings, negotiation, partnership enhancement, information needs, rapport, and commitment. The interviews elicited feedback about partners’ experiences with being part of the network. Results: Five main findings were highlighted: i) Knowledge user partner involvement varied across activities, ranging from 11% to 79% participation rates; ii) partners and researchers generally converged on their assessment of communication indicators; iii) partners valued the network at both an individual level and to fulfill their organizations’ mandates; iv) being part of PreVAiL allowed partners to readily contact researchers, and partners felt comfortable acting as an intermediary between PreVAiL and the rest of their own organization; v) application of research was just emerging; partners needed more actionable insights to determine ways to move forward given the research at that point in time. Conclusions: Our results demonstrate the importance of developing and nurturing strong partnerships for Integrated Knowledge translation. Our findings are applicable to other network-oriented partnerships where a diversity of stakeholders work to address complex, multi-faceted public health problems.
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a critical second look at Integrated Knowledge translation
Health Policy, 2013Co-Authors: Anita Kothari, Nadine C WathenAbstract:Abstract Integrated Knowledge translation (IKT) requires active collaboration between researchers and the ultimate users of Knowledge throughout a research process, and is being aggressively positioned as an essential strategy to address the problem of underutilization of research-derived Knowledge. The purpose of this commentary is to assist potential “Knowledge users”, particularly those working in policy or service settings, by highlighting some of the more nuanced benefits of the IKT model, as well as some of its potential costs. Actionable outcomes may not be immediately (or ever) forthcoming, but the process of collaboration can result in group-level identity transformation that permits access to different professional perspectives as well as, we suggest, added organizational and social value. As well, the IKT approach provides space for the re-balancing of what is considered “expertise”. We offer this paper to help practitioners, administrators and policymakers more realistically assess the potential benefits and costs of engaging in IKT-oriented research.
C. Nadine Wathen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Integrated Knowledge translation: digging deeper, moving forward
Journal of epidemiology and community health, 2017Co-Authors: Anita Kothari, C. Nadine WathenAbstract:Background Integrated Knowledge translation has risen in popularity as a solution to the underuse of research in policy and practice settings. It engages Knowledge users—policymakers, practitioners, patients/consumers or their advocates, and members of the wider public—in mutually beneficial research that can involve the joint development of research questions, data collection, analysis and dissemination of findings. Knowledge that is co-produced has a better chance of being implemented. Discussion The purpose of this paper is to update developments in the field of Integrated Knowledge translation through a deeper analysis of the approach in practice-oriented and policy-oriented health research. We present collaborative models that fall outside the scope of Integrated Knowledge translation, but then explore consensus-based approaches and networks as alternate sites of Knowledge co-production. We discuss the need to advance the field through the development, or use, of data collection and interpretation tools that creatively engage Knowledge users in the research process. Most importantly, conceptually relevant outcomes need to be identified, including ones that focus on team transformation through the co-production of Knowledge. Conclusions We explore some of these challenges and benefits in detail to help researchers understand what Integrated Knowledge translation means, and whether the approach9s potential added value is worth the investment of time, energy and other resources.
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The Role of Integrated Knowledge Translation in Intervention Research.
Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research, 2015Co-Authors: C. Nadine Wathen, Harriet L. MacmillanAbstract:There is widespread recognition across the full range of applied research disciplines, including health and social services, about the challenges of integrating scientifically derived research evidence into policy and/or practice decisions. These “disconnects” or “Knowledge-practice gaps” between research production and use have spawned a new research field, most commonly known as either “implementation science” or “Knowledge translation.” The present paper will review key concepts in this area, with a particular focus on “Integrated Knowledge translation” (IKT)—which focuses on researcher-Knowledge user partnership—in the area of mental health and prevention of violence against women and children using case examples from completed and ongoing work. A key distinction is made between the practice of KT (disseminating, communicating, etc.), and the science of KT, i.e., research regarding effective KT approaches. We conclude with a discussion of the relevance of IKT for mental health intervention research with children and adolescents.
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Evaluation of partnerships in a transnational family violence prevention network using an Integrated Knowledge translation and exchange model: a mixed methods study
Health research policy and systems, 2014Co-Authors: Anita Kothari, Shannon L. Sibbald, C. Nadine WathenAbstract:Background: Family violence is a significant and complex public health problem that demands collaboration between researchers, practitioners, and policymakers for systemic, sustainable solutions. An Integrated Knowledge translation network was developed to support joint research production and application in the area. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which the international Preventing Violence Across the Lifespan (PreVAiL) Research Network built effective partnerships among its members, with a focus on the Knowledge user partner perspective. Methods: This mixed-methods study employed a combination of questionnaire and semi-structured interviews to understand partnerships two years after PreVAiL’s inception. The questionnaire examined communication, collaborative research, dissemination of research, research findings, negotiation, partnership enhancement, information needs, rapport, and commitment. The interviews elicited feedback about partners’ experiences with being part of the network. Results: Five main findings were highlighted: i) Knowledge user partner involvement varied across activities, ranging from 11% to 79% participation rates; ii) partners and researchers generally converged on their assessment of communication indicators; iii) partners valued the network at both an individual level and to fulfill their organizations’ mandates; iv) being part of PreVAiL allowed partners to readily contact researchers, and partners felt comfortable acting as an intermediary between PreVAiL and the rest of their own organization; v) application of research was just emerging; partners needed more actionable insights to determine ways to move forward given the research at that point in time. Conclusions: Our results demonstrate the importance of developing and nurturing strong partnerships for Integrated Knowledge translation. Our findings are applicable to other network-oriented partnerships where a diversity of stakeholders work to address complex, multi-faceted public health problems.
Ian D. Graham - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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building an Integrated Knowledge translation ikt evidence base colloquium proceedings and research direction
Health Research Policy and Systems, 2020Co-Authors: Anita Kothari, Chris Mccutcheon, Ian D. Graham, L BolandAbstract:Background Integrated Knowledge translation (IKT) is a model of research co-production, whereby researchers partner with Knowledge users throughout the research process and who can use the research recommendations in practice or policy. IKT approaches are used to improve the relevance and impact of research. As an emerging field, however, the evidence underpinning IKT is in active development. The Integrated Knowledge Translation Research Network represents a collaborative interdisciplinary team that aims to advance the state of IKT science. Methods In 2017, the Integrated Knowledge Translation Research Network issued a call to its members for concept papers to further define IKT, outline an IKT research agenda, and inform the Integrated Knowledge Translation Research Network's special meeting entitled, Integrated Knowledge Translation State of the Science Colloquium, in Ottawa, Canada (2018). At the colloquium, authors presented concept papers and discussed Knowledge-gaps for a research agenda and implications for advancing the IKT field. We took detailed field notes, audio-recorded the meeting and analysed the data using qualitative content analysis. Results Twenty-four participants attended the meeting, including researchers (n = 11), trainees (n = 6) and Knowledge users (n = 7). Seven overarching categories emerged from these proceedings - IKT theory, IKT methods, IKT process, promoting partnership, definitions and distinctions of key IKT terms, capacity-building, and role of funders. Within these categories, priorities identified for future IKT research included: (1) improving clarity about research co-production/IKT theories and frameworks; (2) describing the process for engaging Knowledge users; and (3) identifying research co-production/IKT outcomes and methods for evaluation. Conclusion The Integrated Knowledge Translation State of the Science Colloquium initiated a research agenda to advance IKT science and practice. Next steps will focus on building a theoretical and evidence base for IKT.
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patient and public engagement in Integrated Knowledge translation research are we there yet
Research Involvement and Engagement, 2019Co-Authors: Davina Banner, Marc Bains, Sandra L Carroll, Damanpreet K Kandola, Danielle E Rolfe, Caroline Wong, Ian D. GrahamAbstract:There have been many attempts to improve how healthcare services are developed and delivered. Despite this, we know that there are many gaps and differences in practice and that these can lead to poor patient outcomes. In addition, there are also concerns that research is being undertaken that does not reflects the realities or needs of those using healthcare services, and that the use of research findings in practice is slow. As such, shared approaches to research, such as Integrated Knowledge translation, are being used. Integrated Knowledge translation (IKT) is a research approach that brings together researchers, along with other stakeholders that have Knowledge about a particular healthcare issue. Stakeholders may include healthcare providers and policy-makers. More recently, there has been a growing awareness of the need to include patients and members of the public within research processes. These collaborative and patient-oriented research approaches are seen as a way to develop research that tackles ongoing gaps in practice and reflect the insights, needs and priorities of those most affected by health research outcomes. Despite great support, little is known about how these major research approaches are connected, or how they may bring about improvements in the development and use of research evidence. In this paper, we examine how IKT and patient engagement processes are linked, as well as exploring where differences exist. Through this, we highlight opportunities for greater patient engagement in IKT research and to identify areas that need to be understood further. Healthcare organizations across the world are being increasingly challenged to develop and implement services that are evidence-based and bring about improvement in patient and health service outcomes. Despite an increasing emphasis upon evidence-based practice, large variations in practice remain and gaps pervade in the creation and application of Knowledge that improves outcomes. More collaborative models of health research have emerged over recent years, including Integrated Knowledge translation (IKT), whereby partnerships with key Knowledge users are developed to enhance the responsiveness and application of the findings. Likewise, the meaningful engagement of patients, in addition to the inclusion of patient-reported outcomes and priorities, has been hailed as another mechanism to improve the relevance, impact and efficiency of research. Collectively, both IKT and patient engagement processes provide a vehicle to support research that can address health disparities and improve the delivery of effective and responsive healthcare services. However, the evidence to support their impact is limited and while these approaches are inextricably connected through their engagement focus, it is unclear how IKT and patient engagement processes are linked conceptually, theoretically, and practically. In this paper, we will begin to critically examine some of the linkages and tensions that exist between IKT and patient-engagement for research and will examine potential opportunities for IKT researchers as they navigate and enact meaningful partnerships with patients and the public.
Fadi P. Deek - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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HICSS - Organic Software Framework for an Adaptive Integrated Knowledge Repository
2010 43rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2010Co-Authors: David J. Lubliner, George R. Widmeyer, Fadi P. DeekAbstract:The goal of the research was to design and build an organic Knowledge repository that had the inherent ability to grow and evolve over time. A design artifact - Constructivist Unifying Baccalaureate Epistemology (CUBE) - was designed and tested to validate the efficacy of this approach. Two models that facilitate this organic nature of the system were developed for this research; a Knowledge Weighting Model and the Aggregation-Integration-Master model. A Semantic Web ontology Integrated with the W3C Resource Description Framework was used to create a concept space that offers a unified view of the discipline. The two goals of this approach were validated. First, students and faculty were able to enter information that dynamically altered the organization and structure of the Knowledge repository. Second, students utilizing the Integrated Knowledge Repository developed a more complex understanding of the interconnected nature of the materials linking a discipline.
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DESRIST - Organic design techniques utilized in the development of a domain-based Integrated Knowledge repository to enhance learning outcomes
Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology - DESRIST '09, 2009Co-Authors: David J. Lubliner, George R. Widmeyer, Fadi P. DeekAbstract:The goal of the research was to design and build an organic Knowledge repository that had the inherent ability to grow and evolve over time. A design artifact -- Constructivist Unifying Baccalaureate Epistemology (CUBE) -- was designed and tested to validate the efficacy of this approach. Concept Clustering displayed as a Knowledge map was used to display linkages between related concepts. Two models that facilitate this organic nature of the system were developed for this research; a Knowledge Weighting Model and the Aggregation-Integration-Master model. A ranking/voting feature was incorporated which enabled students and faculty to add content to the Knowledge base and collectively evaluate the relative weights of conceptual threads. The two design goals of this approach were validated. First, students and faculty were able to enter information that dynamically altered the organization and structure of the Knowledge repository. Second, students utilizing the Integrated Knowledge Repository developed a more complex understanding of the interconnected nature of the materials linking a discipline than those students who take conventional single topic courses.
Robin Urquhart - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Integrated Knowledge translation ikt in health care a scoping review
Implementation Science, 2015Co-Authors: Anna R Gagliardi, Anita Kothari, Whitney Berta, Jennifer A Boyko, Robin UrquhartAbstract:Integrated Knowledge translation (IKT) refers to collaboration between researchers and decision-makers. While advocated as an approach for enhancing the relevance and use of research, IKT is challenging and inconsistently applied. This study sought to inform future IKT practice and research by synthesizing studies that empirically evaluated IKT and identifying Knowledge gaps. We performed a scoping review. We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library from 2005 to 2014 for English language studies that evaluated IKT interventions involving researchers and organizational or policy-level decision-makers. Data were extracted on study characteristics, IKT intervention (theory, content, mode, duration, frequency, personnel, participants, timing from initiation, initiator, source of funding, decision-maker involvement), and enablers, barriers, and outcomes reported by studies. We performed content analysis and reported summary statistics. Thirteen studies were eligible after screening 14,754 titles and reviewing 106 full-text studies. Details about IKT activities were poorly reported, and none were formally based on theory. Studies varied in the number and type of interactions between researchers and decision-makers; meetings were the most common format. All studies reported barriers and facilitators. Studies reported a range of positive and sub-optimal outcomes. Outcomes did not appear to be associated with initiator of the partnership, dedicated funding, partnership maturity, nature of decision-maker involvement, presence or absence of enablers or barriers, or the number of different IKT activities. The IKT strategies that achieve beneficial outcomes remain unknown. We generated a summary of IKT approaches, enablers, barriers, conditions, and outcomes that can serve as the basis for a future review or for planning ongoing primary research. Future research can contribute to three identified Knowledge gaps by examining (1) how different IKT strategies influence outcomes, (2) the relationship between the logic or theory underlying IKT interventions and beneficial outcomes, and (3) when and how decision-makers should be involved in the research process. Future IKT initiatives should more systematically plan and document their design and implementation, and evaluations should report the findings with sufficient detail to reveal how IKT was associated with outcomes.
