Steketee Abby, Chen Susan, Nelson Rachel A, Kraak Vivica I, Harden Samantha M
Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in Blacksburg, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
Department of Nutrition, Food Science, and Packaging, San José State University, San José, CA, USA.
Transl Behav Med. 2022 Mar 17;12(3):369-410. doi: 10.1093/tbm/ibab134.
Dissemination and implementation (D&I) researchers serve critical scientific, practical, and personal roles in translating science to public health benefit. However, they face multifaceted barriers that may erode their capacity to plan, lead, and evaluate implementation. Individualized coaching focused on human flourishing is an unexplored approach to fully actualize D&I researchers' capacity to bridge the research-practice gap. The purpose of this exploratory pilot study was to investigate a tailored coaching program to support human flourishing among D&I researchers. A pragmatic, mixed-methods approach guided by the RE-AIM (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance) Framework was used to evaluate an individualized, nine session coaching program called FUEL (Focus, Unplug, Exercise, Love). Reach and Implementation were assessed through descriptive statistics and rapid qualitative analysis of surveys and coaching logs. Effectiveness and Maintenance were assessed through descriptive statistics and iterative content analysis of participant surveys, as well as iterative content analysis of proxy (e.g., colleague) semi-structured interviews. Reach results indicated that demand for coaching exceeded study enrollment capacity (n = 16 participants). Implementation results showed that the coach spent 12.96 ± 2.82 hr per participant over 3 months. Effectiveness and Maintenance results indicated that FUEL was well-received and provided participants with myriad psychological and professional benefits. Preliminary evidence suggests that the FUEL coaching program is a promising and feasible approach to enhance flourishing among D&I researchers. Future research is needed to evaluate Adoption and scalability. This pilot study may inform future D&I capacity-building initiatives that address researchers' holistic situatedness within the implementation process.
传播与实施（D&I）研究人员在将科学转化为公共卫生效益方面发挥着关键的科学、实践和个人作用。然而，他们面临多方面的障碍，这些障碍可能会削弱他们规划、领导和评估实施工作的能力。专注于人类蓬勃发展的个性化辅导是一种尚未探索的方法，可充分发挥D&I研究人员弥合研究与实践差距的能力。这项探索性试点研究的目的是调查一项量身定制的辅导计划，以支持D&I研究人员实现人类蓬勃发展。采用了一种以RE-AIM（覆盖范围、有效性、采用率、实施、维持）框架为指导的务实混合方法，来评估一个名为FUEL（专注、放松、锻炼、关爱）的个性化九节辅导计划。通过描述性统计以及对调查问卷和辅导日志的快速定性分析来评估覆盖范围和实施情况。通过描述性统计以及对参与者调查问卷的迭代内容分析，以及对代理（如同事）半结构化访谈的迭代内容分析来评估有效性和维持情况。覆盖范围结果表明，对辅导的需求超过了研究招募能力（n = 16名参与者）。实施结果显示，教练在3个月内为每位参与者花费了12.96 ± 2.82小时。有效性和维持情况结果表明，FUEL计划受到好评，并为参与者带来了诸多心理和职业益处。初步证据表明，FUEL辅导计划是增强D&I研究人员蓬勃发展的一种有前景且可行的方法。需要未来的研究来评估采用率和可扩展性。这项试点研究可能为未来解决研究人员在实施过程中整体状况的D&I能力建设举措提供参考。
