Palladium, Project SOAR, 4301 Connecticut Ave, Suite 280, Washington, DC, 20008, USA.
Data, Informatics and Analytical Solutions, Palladium, 308 West Rosemary Street, Suite 203, Chapel Hill, NC, 27517, USA.
AIDS Behav. 2019 Sep;23(Suppl 2):214-219. doi: 10.1007/s10461-019-02574-w.
The need for research-informed programming and policy making is well established. However, there is limited evidence that, when researchers actively promote utilization of research findings, stakeholders use such findings for decision making in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). A common barrier for research uptake in LMIC is that researchers focus on passive dissemination of final findings as the primary vehicle to affect research uptake. A more active approach to facilitating research utilization (RU) is necessary. Project SOAR, a six-year USAID-funded operations research project, recognized this gap and developed an approach to include the end data users in the research process from inception to final results dissemination. In this commentary, we make recommendations for active facilitation of research uptake using emerging lessons from SOAR's RU process that focuses on ongoing engagement of stakeholders throughout the life of the study.
需要以研究为依据制定规划和政策，这一点已得到充分证明。然而，有证据表明，当研究人员积极推动利用研究成果时，利益攸关方会在中低收入国家（LMIC）利用这些研究成果做出决策的情况却十分有限。在中低收入国家，研究成果采用的一个常见障碍是，研究人员将重点放在被动传播最终研究结果上，将其作为影响研究成果采用的主要手段。因此，需要采取更为积极的方法来促进研究成果的利用。美国国际开发署（USAID）资助的为期六年的“增强研究和评估成果运用”（SOAR）项目认识到了这一差距，并开发了一种方法，从研究开始到最终结果传播，将最终数据使用者纳入研究过程。在本评论中，我们针对利用 SOAR 在促进研究成果采用方面的新经验教训，提出了一些建议，这些经验教训侧重于在研究过程的整个生命周期中与利益攸关方进行持续互动。
