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Normal versus extraordinary societal impact: how to understand, evaluate, and improve research activities in their relations to society?

Posted on June 28, 2021 (January 10, 2024) by Sandy Chan

Sivertsen, G. and Meijer, I. (2020) Normal versus extraordinary societal impact: how to understand, evaluate, and improve research activities in their relations to society?, Research Evaluation, 29(1): 66-70, https://doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvz032 AbstractSocietal impact of research does not occur primarily as unexpected extraordinary incidents of particularly useful breakthroughs in science. It is more often a result of normal everyday interactions […]

Understanding the uptake of a clinical innovation for osteoarthritis in primary care: a qualitative study of knowledge mobilisation using the i-PARIHS framework

Posted on May 25, 2021 (January 10, 2024) by Sandy Chan

Swaithes, L., Dziedzic, K., Finney, A. et al. (2020) Understanding the uptake of a clinical innovation for osteoarthritis in primary care: a qualitative study of knowledge mobilisation using the i-PARIHS framework. Implementation Sci 15, 95. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-020-01055-2 Abstract Background: Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of pain and disability worldwide. Despite research supporting best practice, evidence-based guidelines […]

How to engage stakeholders in research: Design principles to support improvement

Posted on April 22, 2021 (January 10, 2024) by Sandy Chan

Boaz, A., Hanney, S., Borst, R., O’Shea, A., & Kok, M. (2018). How to engage stakeholders in research: Design principles to support improvement. Health Research Policy and Systems, 16(1), 60. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-018-0337-6 Abstract Background: Closing the gap between research production and research use is a key challenge for the health research system. Stakeholder engagement is being […]

Knowledge translation: The rise of implementation

Posted on March 25, 2021 (January 10, 2024) by Sandy Chan

Barwick, M., Dubrowski, R., & Petricca, K. (2020). Knowledge translation: The rise of implementation. Washington, DC: American Institutes for Research. https://ktdrr.org/products/kt-implementation/KT-Implementation-508.pdf Introduction In 2007, the National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR) commissioned the report, Knowledge Translation: Introduction to Models, Strategies, and Measures (Sudsawad, 2007) to provide an overview of the field […]

How to evaluate ex ante impact of funding proposals? An analysis of reviewers’ comments on impact statements

Posted on February 25, 2021 (January 10, 2024) by Sandy Chan

Lai Ma, Junwen Luo, Thomas Feliciani, Kalpana Shankar, How to evaluate ex ante impact of funding proposals? An analysis of reviewers’ comments on impact statements, Research Evaluation, rvaa022, https://doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvaa022 Abstract Impact statements are increasingly required and assessed in grant applications. In this study, we used content analysis to examine the ‘comments on impact’ section of […]

Qualitative Methods in Implementation Science

Posted on January 20, 2021 (January 10, 2024) by Sandy Chan

National Cancer Institute (2018) Qualitative Methods in Implementation Science. https://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/IS/docs/NCI-DCCPS-ImplementationScience-WhitePaper.pdf Excerpt from Preface Despite clear recognition of the value of qualitative research methods within implementation studies, there remains confusion as to which methods to use, how to best use them, and what guidance investigators should follow in their application. The Qualitative Research in […]

Implementation science made too simple: a teaching tool

Posted on October 26, 2020 (January 10, 2024) by Sandy Chan

Curran, G.M. (2020) Implementation science made too simple: a teaching tool. Implementation Science Communications 1:27. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-020-00001-z Abstract Background: The field of implementation science is growing and becoming more complex. When teaching new learners, providing a clear definition of implementation science and a description of its place among related fields can be difficult. The author […]

Research Impact Through Matchmaking (RITM): Why and How to Connect Researchers and Practitioners

Posted on September 29, 2020 (January 10, 2024) by Sandy Chan

Levine, A.S. (2020) Research Impact Through Matchmaking (RITM): Why and How to Connect Researchers and Practitioners. Political Science & Politics. 53(2):265-269 https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096519001720 Abstract Researchers and practitioners increasingly want to learn from one another and work together to solve problems. This article presents results from a new evidence-based approach for connecting them, called Research Impact […]

Reporting health research translation and impact in the curriculum vitae: a survey

Posted on August 23, 2020 (January 10, 2024) by Sandy Chan

Boland, L., Brosseau, L., Caspar, S. et al. Reporting health research translation and impact in the curriculum vitae: a survey. Implement Sci Commun 1, 20 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-020-00021-9 Abstract Background: Increasingly, health researchers must demonstrate the impact and real-life applications of their research. We investigated how health researchers with expertise in knowledge translation report research […]

Does engagement predict research user? An analysis of The Conversation Annual Survey 2016

Posted on July 27, 2020 (January 10, 2024) by Sandy Chan

Zardo, P., Barnett, A.G., Suzor, N. and Cahill, T. (2018) Does engagement predict research user? An analysis of The Conversation Annual Survey 2016. PLoS ONE 13(2): e0192290. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192290 Abstract The impact of research on the world beyond academia has increasingly become an area of focus in research performance assessments internationally. Impact assessment is expected […]

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