Swanson Kera, Stadnick Nicole A, Aarons Gregory A, Brookman-Frazee Lauren, Bouchard Isaac, Du Zeying, Brubaker Anna, Geremia Carrie, Cain Kelli, Conradi Lilliana, Sklar Marisa, Viglione Clare, Rabin Borsika
University of California San Diego.
California State University Northridge.
Res Sq. 2025 May 13:rs.3.rs-6559185. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6559185/v1.
The number of Dissemination and Implementation Science (DIS) capacity building programs is increasing worldwide. These programs aim to enhance diverse DIS skills through a variety of activities. Our team's systematic review of DIS programs determined that DIS consultations were offered across 67% of programs, yet their specific roles in capacity development were not well defined. This mixed methods study aimed to identify and categorize the functions and forms of consultation activities across three DIS capacity building programs at the University of California San Diego that varied in content focus and infrastructure and then to map findings onto DIS competencies.
Consultation notes from the three programs were extracted for content analysis to identify discussion topics, DIS guidance provided, and resources shared. Generative artificial intelligence (ChatGPT Plus) facilitated content analyses with multiple rounds of validation from program consultants to re ne and finalize themes. Themes were categorized into consultation functions and forms. Forms were mapped onto DIS competencies and a gap analysis was conducted to identify areas for improvement. Program metrics were used to further contextualize findings.
A total of 108 consultation notes were analyzed across the three programs. The most common types of support requested related to grant proposals (54%) and ongoing D&I projects (25%). Consultation discussion topics most frequently involved applying implementation science principles (55%) grant development (31%), guidance centered on DIS methods (47%), and study/project design (37%). Consultation guidance was most often aligned with intermediate-level DIS competencies (58%), primarily in the design and analysis and practice-based considerations domains.
These findings highlight the nature of DIS consultation services, particularly among those seeking support for grant proposals and ongoing implementation projects. Consultations primarily addressed intermediate-level competencies within the domains of design, analysis, and practice-based implementation strategies, indicating a clear opportunity to strengthen support for both foundational and advanced skill development. These results suggest the need for scalable consultation frameworks, improved tracking systems, and tiered training resources to optimize the reach and impact of DIS capacity-building efforts.
全球范围内，传播与实施科学（DIS）能力建设项目的数量正在增加。这些项目旨在通过各种活动提高多样化的DIS技能。我们团队对DIS项目的系统评价确定，67%的项目提供了DIS咨询服务，但其在能力发展中的具体作用尚未明确界定。这项混合方法研究旨在识别和分类加利福尼亚大学圣地亚哥分校三个DIS能力建设项目中咨询活动的功能和形式，这三个项目在内容重点和基础设施方面各不相同，然后将研究结果映射到DIS能力上。
提取这三个项目的咨询记录进行内容分析，以确定讨论主题、提供的DIS指导和共享的资源。生成式人工智能（ChatGPT Plus）促进了内容分析，并经过项目顾问的多轮验证以完善和确定主题。主题被分类为咨询功能和形式。形式被映射到DIS能力上，并进行差距分析以确定改进领域。项目指标用于进一步将研究结果置于背景中。
对这三个项目共108条咨询记录进行了分析。最常请求的支持类型与资助申请（54%）和正在进行的传播与实施项目（25%）有关。咨询讨论主题最常涉及应用实施科学原则（55%）、资助开发（31%）、以DIS方法为中心的指导（47%）和研究/项目设计（37%）。咨询指导最常与中级DIS能力（58%）一致，主要在设计与分析以及基于实践的考虑领域。
这些发现突出了DIS咨询服务的性质，特别是在那些寻求资助申请和正在进行的实施项目支持的人中。咨询主要涉及设计、分析和基于实践的实施策略领域内的中级能力，这表明有明显机会加强对基础和高级技能发展的支持。这些结果表明需要可扩展的咨询框架、改进的跟踪系统和分层培训资源，以优化DIS能力建设工作的覆盖范围和影响。
