Lee Alexander Dennis, deGraauw Lara, Masoumi Ali, Muir Brad J, Belchos Melissa, Szabo Kaitlyn, deGraauw Chris, Howitt Scott
Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College.
Private Practice.
J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2024 Dec;68(3):188-203.
To explore the challenges and opportunities for research capacity development in the sports chiropractic field.
A qualitative description study was conducted using semi-structured interviews with 20 sports chiropractic researchers from eight countries and focus group interviews with 12 sports chiropractic leaders from Canada.
Challenges and opportunities for research capacity development were identified within four main themes - 1) affiliations and collaborations, 2) human resources, 3) financial resources, and 4) operational resources. Profession-specific challenges included being "siloed", a lack of knowledge of the chiropractic profession, and its negative perception. Profession-specific opportunities included creating a sports chiropractic research chair/centre and engaging sports chiropractors in practice- and field-based research networks.
These results can inform strategies to advance research capacity development for the sports chiropractic field and develop context-specific indicators for ongoing research capacity assessment.
探讨运动整脊领域研究能力发展所面临的挑战与机遇。
采用定性描述性研究,对来自八个国家的20名运动整脊研究人员进行半结构化访谈,并对来自加拿大的12名运动整脊领域领导者进行焦点小组访谈。
在四个主要主题中确定了研究能力发展的挑战与机遇——1)附属关系与合作;2)人力资源;3)财政资源;4)运营资源。特定职业的挑战包括“孤立”、对整脊职业缺乏了解以及其负面认知。特定职业的机遇包括设立运动整脊研究主席/中心,以及让运动整脊师参与基于实践和实地的研究网络。
这些结果可为推进运动整脊领域研究能力发展的策略提供参考,并为持续的研究能力评估制定具体情境下的指标。