Uphold Heatherlun S, Drahota Amy, Bustos Tatiana E, Crawford Mary Katherine, Buchalski Zachary
Division of Public Health, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Flint, MI, USA.
Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
J Clin Transl Sci. 2022 Aug 1;6(1):e105. doi: 10.1017/cts.2022.437. eCollection 2022.
The field of dissemination and implementation science has the potential to narrow the translational research-to-practice gap and improve the use of evidence-based practices (EBPs) within community-based settings. Yet, foundational research related to dissemination efforts, such as understanding researcher attitudes, practices, and the determinants to sharing research findings, is lacking within extant literature.
A sequential explanatory (QUANqual) mixed methods design was used to examine 85 academic researchers' perspectives and self-reported dissemination methods used to share research outcomes with community stakeholders to better understand researcher's usual dissemination practices (referred to as ). Quantitative surveys collected researcher demographic data, attitudes toward dissemination efforts, and dissemination strategy use.
Multiple linear regression examined predictors of the quantity of dissemination strategies utilized by researchers, finding that years since earning their degree, time spent disseminating, and the number of reasons for engaging in dissemination efforts predicted greater numbers of dissemination strategies utilized by researchers. Individual, semi-structured interviews with a subset of researchers ( = 18) expanded upon quantitative findings, identifying barriers and facilitators to their dissemination efforts. Data strands were integrated using a joint display, and the Dissemination of Research model guided data interpretation. More established researchers experienced fewer barriers and more facilitators to support their use of a variety of dissemination strategies to share findings with community stakeholders. However, researchers reported needing specific training, institutional support, and/or dedicated time to plan and enact dissemination strategies.
The necessary first step in research translation is the dissemination of research evidence, and understanding dissemination-as-usual can identify areas of need to advance translational science.
传播与实施科学领域有潜力缩小转化研究与实践之间的差距，并促进基于社区的环境中循证实践（EBPs）的应用。然而，现有文献中缺乏与传播工作相关的基础研究，例如了解研究人员的态度、实践以及分享研究结果的决定因素。
采用序列解释性（QUANqual）混合方法设计，以考察85位学术研究人员的观点以及他们为与社区利益相关者分享研究成果而自我报告的传播方法，以便更好地理解研究人员通常的传播实践（称为 ）。定量调查收集了研究人员的人口统计学数据、对传播工作的态度以及传播策略的使用情况。
多元线性回归分析了研究人员使用传播策略数量的预测因素，发现获得学位后的年限、传播所花费的时间以及参与传播工作的原因数量可预测研究人员使用的传播策略数量更多。对一部分研究人员（n = 18）进行的个人半结构化访谈对定量研究结果进行了拓展，确定了他们传播工作的障碍和促进因素。使用联合展示整合了数据链，并以研究传播模型指导数据解读。资历较深的研究人员在使用多种传播策略与社区利益相关者分享研究结果时遇到的障碍较少，促进因素较多。然而，研究人员报告称需要特定的培训、机构支持和/或专门的时间来规划和实施传播策略。
研究转化的必要第一步是传播研究证据，了解常规传播可以确定推进转化科学所需改进的领域。
