Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Transl Behav Med. 2019 Nov 25;9(6):1248-1255. doi: 10.1093/tbm/iby103.
The diversity of behavioral medicine, including investigators' disciplines, health conditions, settings, and intervention approaches, creates challenges for promoting the translation of research to practice and policy. Most papers on research translation focus on one pathway, so there is a need for a model that considers multiple pathways of research translation. The purpose is to propose a model of translating research to practice and policy that is broad enough to apply to many behavioral medicine scenarios and suggests options for behavioral medicine investigators to become engaged in research translation. This is a commentary, with examples drawn from scientific and gray literature. A model is proposed that describes five pathways of research translation: research, practice, business, policy, and public opinion. Target audiences, approaches, communication materials, and examples are suggested for each translation pathway. Resources are available for overcoming barriers to research translation. The main benefit of becoming engaged in research translation is a higher likelihood of health impact from the research. Researchers can choose one or more of the pathways of research translation that are suitable for their situation.
行为医学的多样性，包括研究人员的学科、健康状况、环境和干预方法，为促进研究向实践和政策的转化带来了挑战。大多数关于研究转化的论文都集中在一个途径上，因此需要一个考虑多种研究转化途径的模型。目的是提出一个将研究转化为实践和政策的模型，该模型足够广泛，可以应用于许多行为医学场景，并为行为医学研究人员参与研究转化提供选择。这是一篇评论性文章，例子取自科学和灰色文献。提出了一个模型，描述了研究向实践和政策转化的五个途径：研究、实践、商业、政策和公众意见。为每个转化途径建议了目标受众、方法、沟通材料和例子。有资源可以克服研究转化的障碍。参与研究转化的主要好处是研究对健康的影响更有可能提高。研究人员可以根据自己的情况选择一条或多条适合自己的研究转化途径。
