Gagliardi Anna R, Webster Fiona, Straus Sharon E
University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
BMC Health Serv Res. 2015 May 14;15:198. doi: 10.1186/s12913-015-0863-7.
Healthcare professionals require training in knowledge translation (KT) to implement evidence-based healthcare innovations. Mentorship is an effective training strategy that could be used to develop KT capacity but it has largely been used to train clinicians. The purpose of this study was to explore preferences for KT mentorship design.
Interviews were conducted with 54 Canadian researchers and research users who varied by profession, department, career stage and sex. Participants were asked about KT needs, views on mentorship as a strategy to develop KT capacity, and suggestions for program design. Grounded theory technique and thematic analysis were used to collect and analyse data.
Participants uniformly expressed interest in mentorship over other forms of learning about KT because it would provide credible, tailored information when needed. A variety of options for program content, format and delivery were recommended, suggesting the need for flexibility according to KT needs. Leadership, infrastructure, culture change and incentives may also be needed to foster KT mentorship. Views were mixed on whether mentors should be KT experts or subject or clinical experts with KT experience, and embedded in, or external to organizations.
These findings can be used to develop or evaluate KT mentoring programs. Further research is needed to evaluate different models in which the mentor may be an internal or external KT expert or subject expert with experience in KT, and establish the core curriculum of a training program specific to KT and how it could best be reinforced with mentoring.
医疗保健专业人员需要接受知识转化（KT）培训，以实施循证医疗创新。导师指导是一种有效的培训策略，可用于培养知识转化能力，但主要用于培训临床医生。本研究的目的是探索对知识转化导师指导设计的偏好。
对54名加拿大研究人员和研究使用者进行了访谈，他们在职业、部门、职业阶段和性别方面存在差异。参与者被问及知识转化需求、对导师指导作为培养知识转化能力策略的看法以及对项目设计的建议。采用扎根理论技术和主题分析来收集和分析数据。
与其他形式的知识转化学习相比，参与者一致表示对导师指导感兴趣，因为它能在需要时提供可靠的、量身定制的信息。针对项目内容、形式和交付方式提出了各种选择，这表明需要根据知识转化需求保持灵活性。还可能需要领导力、基础设施、文化变革和激励措施来促进知识转化导师指导。对于导师应该是知识转化专家还是具有知识转化经验的学科或临床专家，以及应该是组织内部还是外部的，各方观点不一。
这些发现可用于开发或评估知识转化指导项目。需要进一步研究来评估不同的模式，在这些模式中，导师可能是内部或外部的知识转化专家或具有知识转化经验的学科专家，并确定特定于知识转化的培训项目的核心课程以及如何通过导师指导最好地加强该课程。
