Researchers Supporting Schools to Improve Health: Influential Factors and Outcomes of Knowledge Brokering in the COMPASS Study
| Autor: | Kristin M. Brown, Scott T. Leatherdale, Susan J. Elliott |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent Health Behavior education Psychological intervention Health Promotion Alberta Education 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Knowledge translation medicine Humans Longitudinal Studies 030212 general & internal medicine Child Students Health communication School Health Services Ontario Medical education 030505 public health Public health Knowledge level Behavior change Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Quality Improvement Physical activity level Philosophy Interinstitutional Relations Health promotion 0305 other medical science Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of School Health. 88:54-64 |
| ISSN: | 0022-4391 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/josh.12578 |
| Popis: | Background Although schools are considered opportune settings for youth health interventions, a gap between school health research and practice exists. COMPASS, a longitudinal study of Ontario and Alberta secondary students and schools (2012-2021), used integrated knowledge translation to enhance schools' uptake of research findings. Schools received annual summaries of their students' health behaviors and suggestions for action, and were linked with COMPASS knowledge brokers to support them in making changes to improve student health. This research examines the factors that influenced schools' participation in knowledge brokering and associated outcomes. Methods School- and student-level data from the first 3 years of the COMPASS study (2012-2013; 2013-2014; 2014-2015) were used to examine factors that influenced knowledge brokering participation, school-level changes, and school-aggregated student health behaviors. Results Both school characteristics and study-related factors influenced schools' participation in knowledge brokering. Knowledge brokering participation was significantly associated with school-level changes related to healthy eating, physical activity, and tobacco programming, but the impact of those changes was not evident at the aggregate student level. Conclusions Knowledge brokering provided a platform for collaboration between researchers and school practitioners, and led to school-level changes. These findings can inform future researcher-school practitioner partnerships to ultimately enhance student health. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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