'Now What?' Perceived Factors Influencing Knowledge Exchange in School Health Research
| Autor: | Scott T. Leatherdale, Susan J. Elliott, Jennifer Robertson-Wilson, Michelle M. Vine, Kristin M. Brown |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Longitudinal study medicine.medical_specialty Nursing (miscellaneous) Adolescent Health Behavior education Psychological intervention Health Promotion Alberta 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Knowledge translation Outcome Assessment Health Care medicine Humans Longitudinal Studies 030212 general & internal medicine Students School Health Services Ontario Medical education Schools 030505 public health Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Action (philosophy) Female Knowledge broker 0305 other medical science Psychology Qualitative research Adolescent health |
| Zdroj: | Health Promotion Practice. 19:590-600 |
| ISSN: | 1552-6372 1524-8399 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1524839917732037 |
| Popis: | Increasing the uptake of school health research into practice is pivotal for improving adolescent health. COMPASS, a longitudinal study of Ontario and Alberta secondary students and schools (2012-2021), used a knowledge exchange process to enhance schools’ use of research findings. Schools received annual summaries of their students’ health behaviors and suggestions for action and were linked with a knowledge broker to support them in making changes to improve student health. The current research explored factors that influenced COMPASS knowledge exchange activities. Semistructured interviews were conducted with researchers (n = 13), school staff (n = 13), and public health stakeholders (n = 4). Interestingly, knowledge users focused more on factors that influenced their use of COMPASS findings than factors that influenced knowledge brokering. The factors identified by participants are similar to those that influence implementation of school health interventions (e.g., importance of school champions, competing priorities, inadequate resources). While knowledge exchange offers a way to reduce the gap between research and practice, schools that need the most support may not engage in knowledge exchange; hence, we must consider how to increase engagement of these schools to ultimately improve student health. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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