Dorsey Shannon, Johnson Clara, Soi Caroline, Meza Rosemary D, Whetten Kathryn, Mbwayo Anne
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Center for Health Policy and Inequities Research, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
Implement Res Pract. 2023 May 31;4:26334895231177474. doi: 10.1177/26334895231177474. eCollection 2023 Jan-Dec.
Interdisciplinary collaboration and stakeholder engagement are key ingredients in implementation science research. However, effective and efficient collaboration can be limited by the complexity of implementation science terms. In this article, we argue that the development and use of plain language implementation science terms is an essential step to facilitate collaboration and engagement.
We present an example of plain language development to portray the process and the potential benefits plain language can have on implementation science research. Implementation scientists and intervention experts codeveloped plain language implementation terms as a part of an implementation-effectiveness trial in western Kenya and in preparation for a stakeholder collaborative design meeting.
The developed plain language terms facilitated wider stakeholder understanding and integration of implementation science findings that could inform the design of a stakeholder-led implementation coaching program.
We encourage the use of the plain language terms presented in this article, further translation, and additional development of other plain language terms for implementation science constructs.
跨学科合作与利益相关者参与是实施科学研究的关键要素。然而，有效且高效的合作可能会受到实施科学术语复杂性的限制。在本文中，我们认为开发和使用通俗易懂的实施科学术语是促进合作与参与的重要一步。
我们给出一个通俗易懂语言开发的示例，以描述该过程以及通俗易懂语言对实施科学研究可能带来的潜在益处。实施科学家和干预专家共同制定了通俗易懂的实施术语，这是肯尼亚西部一项实施效果试验的一部分，也是为利益相关者协作设计会议做准备。
所开发的通俗易懂术语促进了更广泛的利益相关者对实施科学研究结果的理解和整合，这些结果可为利益相关者主导的实施指导计划的设计提供参考。
我们鼓励使用本文中呈现的通俗易懂术语，进一步进行翻译，并针对实施科学构建开发其他通俗易懂的术语。
