Mungia Rahma, Hayes Holly, Reyes Stephanie, Theisen Sarah, Buchberg Meredith, Dolan Colleen, Oates Thomas
Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2015 Autumn;9(3):447-56. doi: 10.1353/cpr.2015.0051.
The purpose of this article is to illustrate the research idea generation process employed by the Southwest Region of the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN; www.NationalDentalPBRN.org) based on the Technology of Participation (ToP) Consensus Method Workshop. This method encourages a high level of participation in the decision-making process through individual, small group, and large group discussions. This approach to idea generation has predominately been used by nonprofit organizations and community groups both nationally and internationally, but offers great potential to study concept development for PBRNs.
Five independent workshops were designed over a 12-month period. Workshops were held at three academic institutions, one National Dental PBRN meeting, and one as part of a continuing education program. The sessions were directed at general dentists, dental hygienists, and dental researchers to identify research ideas appropriate for examination through the PBRN mechanism.
Five groups ranging in size from 11 to 53 (197 participants total) participated in the consensus workshops and generated 205 research ideas. Ideas across the five sessions were collated into novel and common categories of interest, and identified key participants interested in developing research concepts. Participant reaction to the sessions was positive based on evaluation comments and personal interactions.
Practitioners effectively generated research ideas based on their current needs and daily clinical experience. The experiences presented in this article suggest continued use of the ToP consensus workshop methods within the PBRNs may help bridge the gap between research and practice.
本文旨在阐述美国国家牙科基于实践的研究网络（PBRN；www.NationalDentalPBRN.org）西南地区基于参与技术（ToP）共识方法研讨会所采用的研究思路生成过程。该方法通过个人、小组和大组讨论鼓励在决策过程中高度参与。这种生成思路的方法在国内和国际上主要被非营利组织和社区团体使用，但为研究PBRN的概念发展提供了巨大潜力。
在12个月的时间内设计了5个独立的研讨会。研讨会在三所学术机构、一次全国牙科PBRN会议以及一次作为继续教育项目的一部分举行。这些会议针对普通牙医、牙科保健员和牙科研究人员，以确定适合通过PBRN机制进行研究的思路。
五个规模从11人到53人不等（总共197名参与者）的小组参加了共识研讨会，并产生了205个研究思路。五个会议的思路被整理成新颖且共同感兴趣的类别，并确定了对发展研究概念感兴趣的关键参与者。根据评估意见和个人互动，参与者对会议的反应是积极的。
从业者基于他们当前的需求和日常临床经验有效地生成了研究思路。本文介绍的经验表明，在PBRN中持续使用ToP共识研讨会方法可能有助于弥合研究与实践之间的差距。
