Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, P.O. Box 6128, Centre-Ville Station, Montreal, QC, H3C 3J7, Canada.
IRD (French Institute for Research on sustainable Development), CEPED (IRD-Université Paris Descartes), Universités Paris Sorbonne Cités, ERL INSERM SAGESUD, Paris, France.
Health Res Policy Syst. 2018 Nov 20;16(1):113. doi: 10.1186/s12961-018-0388-8.
Deliberative dialogues are increasingly being used, particularly on the African continent. They are a promising interactive knowledge translation strategy that brings together and leverages the knowledge of diverse stakeholders important to the resolution of a societal issue. Following a research project carried out in Burkina Faso on road traffic injuries, a 1-day workshop in the form of a deliberative dialogue was organised in November 2015. The workshop brought together actors involved in road safety, such as researchers, police and fire brigades, health professionals, non-governmental and civil society organisations, and representatives of government structures. The objective was to present the research results, propose recommendations to improve the situation and develop a collective action plan.
To better understand the workshop's utility and effects, a mixed-method evaluation was conducted. Data were obtained from two questionnaires distributed at the end of the workshop (n = 37) and 14 qualitative interviews with participants 6-10 weeks after the workshop. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the quantitative data, and a thematic analysis was conducted for the qualitative data.
The data revealed several positive impacts of the workshop, such as the acquisition of new knowledge about road safety, the opportunity for participants to learn from each other, the creation of post-workshop collaborations, and individual behaviour changes. However, several challenges were encountered that constrained the potential effects of the workshop, including the limited presence of political actors, the lack of engagement among participants to develop an action plan, and the difficulty in setting up a monitoring committee following the workshop.
While the deliberative workshop is not the standard format for reporting research results in Burkina Faso, this model should be reproduced in different contexts. This interactive knowledge translation strategy is useful to benefit from the experiential knowledge of the various actors and to encourage their involvement in formulating recommendations.
协商对话越来越多地被使用，尤其是在非洲大陆。它们是一种很有前途的互动式知识转化策略，汇集并利用了对解决社会问题至关重要的不同利益相关者的知识。在布基纳法索的道路交通事故研究项目之后，于 2015 年 11 月组织了一次为期 1 天的以协商对话形式的研讨会。该研讨会汇集了道路安全领域的参与者，如研究人员、警察和消防队、卫生专业人员、非政府组织和民间社会组织，以及政府结构的代表。目的是介绍研究结果，提出改善现状的建议，并制定集体行动计划。
为了更好地了解研讨会的效用和效果，进行了混合方法评估。数据来自研讨会结束时分发的两份问卷（n=37）和研讨会结束后 6-10 周对参与者进行的 14 次定性访谈。使用描述性统计来分析定量数据，并用主题分析来分析定性数据。
数据显示研讨会有几个积极影响，例如获得道路安全方面的新知识、参与者相互学习的机会、研讨会后的合作以及个人行为的变化。然而，也遇到了一些挑战，限制了研讨会的潜在效果，包括政治行为者的有限参与、参与者之间缺乏制定行动计划的积极性以及研讨会后难以成立监督委员会。
虽然协商研讨会不是布基纳法索报告研究结果的标准格式，但这种模式应该在不同的情况下复制。这种互动式知识转化策略对于利用各利益相关者的经验知识并鼓励他们参与制定建议非常有用。
