Montpetit-Tourangeau Katherine, Kairy Dahlia, Ahmed Sara, Anaby Dana, Bussières André, Lamontagne Marie-Ève, Rochette Annie, Shikako-Thomas Keiko, Thomas Aliki
School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, P.O. Box 6128, Station Centre-Ville, Montreal, Quebec, H3C 3J7, Canada.
Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
BMC Health Serv Res. 2020 Oct 23;20(1):973. doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-05772-8.
While there is a growing body of literature supporting clinical decision-making for rehabilitation professionals, suboptimal use of evidence-based practices in that field persists. A strategic initiative that ensures the relevance of the research and its implementation in the context of rehabilitation could 1) help improve the coordination of knowledge translation (KT) research and 2) enhance the delivery of evidence-based rehabilitation services offered to patients with physical disabilities. This paper describes the process and methods used to develop a KT strategic initiative aimed at building capacity and coordinating KT research in physical rehabilitation and its strategic plan; it also reports the initial applications of the strategic plan implementation.
We used a 3-phase process consisting of an online environmental scan to identify the extent of KT research activities in physical rehabilitation in Quebec, Canada. Data from the environmental scan was used to develop a strategic plan that structures KT research in physical rehabilitation. Seven external KT experts in health science reviewed the strategic plan for consistency and applicability.
Sixty-four KT researchers were identified and classified according to the extent of their level of involvement in KT. Ninety-six research projects meeting eligibility criteria were funded by eight of the fourteen agencies and organizations searched. To address the identified gaps, a 5-year strategic plan was developed, containing a mission, a vision, four main goals, nine strategies and forty-two actions.
Such initiatives can help guide researchers and relevant key stakeholders, to structure, organize and advance KT research in the field of rehabilitation. The strategies are being implemented progressively to meet the strategic initiative's mission and ultimately enhance users' rehabilitation services.
虽然支持康复专业人员临床决策的文献越来越多，但该领域基于证据的实践仍未得到充分利用。一项确保研究的相关性及其在康复背景下实施的战略举措可以：1）有助于改善知识转化（KT）研究的协调；2）提高为身体残疾患者提供的循证康复服务的质量。本文描述了旨在建设能力和协调物理康复领域KT研究的KT战略举措及其战略计划的制定过程和方法；还报告了战略计划实施的初步应用情况。
我们采用了一个三阶段的过程，包括在线环境扫描，以确定加拿大魁北克省物理康复领域KT研究活动的范围。环境扫描的数据用于制定一项构建物理康复领域KT研究的战略计划。七位健康科学领域的外部KT专家对战略计划的一致性和适用性进行了审查。
确定了64名KT研究人员，并根据他们参与KT的程度进行了分类。在所搜索的14个机构和组织中，有8个为符合资格标准的96个研究项目提供了资金。为了弥补已发现的差距，制定了一项为期5年的战略计划，其中包括一项使命、一个愿景、四个主要目标、九条战略和42项行动。
此类举措有助于指导研究人员和相关关键利益攸关方，构建、组织和推进康复领域的KT研究。这些战略正在逐步实施，以实现战略举措的使命，并最终提升用户的康复服务。
