Kothari Anita, Peter Nedra, Donskov Melissa, Luciani Tracy
School of Health Studies, The University of Western Ontario, Labatt Health Sciences Building, Room 222, London, ON, N6A 5B9, Canada.
Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, ON, N6G 1H1, Canada.
Health Res Policy Syst. 2017 Mar 21;15(1):23. doi: 10.1186/s12961-017-0185-9.
Traditional reporting of research outcomes and impacts, which tends to focus on research product publications and grant success, does not capture the value, some contributions, or the complexity of research projects. The purpose of this study was to understand the contributions of five systems-level research projects as they were unfolding at the Bruyère Centre for Learning, Research and Innovation (CLRI) in long-term care (LTC) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The research questions were, (1) How are partnerships with research end-users (policymakers, administrators and other public/private organisations) characterised? (2) How have interactions with the CLRI Management Committee and Steering Committee influenced the development of research products? (3) In what way have other activities, processes, unlinked actors or organisations been influenced by the research project activities?
The study was guided by Kok and Schuit's concept of research impacts, using a multiple case study design. Data were collected through focus groups and interviews with research teams, a management and a steering committee, research user partners, and unlinked actors. Documents were collected and analysed for contextual background.
Cross-case analysis revealed four major themes: (1) Benefits and Perceived Tensions: Working with Partners; (2) Speaking with the LTC Community: Interactions with the CLRI Steering Committee; (3) The Knowledge Broker: Interactions with the Management Committee; and (4) All Forms of Research Contributions.
Most contributions were focused on interactions with networks and stimulating important conversations in the province about LTC issues. These contributions were well-supported by the Steering and Management Committees' research-to-action platform, which can be seen as a type of knowledge brokering model. It was also clear that researcher-user partnerships were beneficial and important.
传统的研究成果与影响报告往往侧重于研究成果发表和资助申请成功与否，未能体现研究项目的价值、某些贡献或复杂性。本研究旨在了解五个系统层面的研究项目在加拿大安大略省渥太华市布鲁耶尔学习、研究与创新中心（CLRI）的长期护理（LTC）工作中逐步推进时所做出的贡献。研究问题如下：（1）与研究最终用户（政策制定者、管理人员及其他公共/私营组织）的合作关系有哪些特点？（2）与CLRI管理委员会和指导委员会的互动如何影响了研究成果的发展？（3）研究项目活动对其他活动、流程、非关联行为者或组织产生了何种影响？
本研究以科克和舒伊特的研究影响概念为指导，采用多案例研究设计。通过焦点小组以及与研究团队、管理委员会和指导委员会、研究用户合作伙伴及非关联行为者进行访谈来收集数据。收集并分析文件以获取背景信息。
跨案例分析揭示了四个主要主题：（1）益处与感知到的紧张关系：与合作伙伴合作；（2）与长期护理社区交流：与CLRI指导委员会的互动；（3）知识经纪人：与管理委员会的互动；（4）所有形式的研究贡献。
大多数贡献集中在与网络的互动以及在该省激发有关长期护理问题的重要讨论上。这些贡献得到了指导委员会和管理委员会的研究转化行动平台的有力支持，该平台可被视为一种知识中介模式。同样明显的是，研究者与用户的合作关系是有益且重要的。
