Context-informed population health knowledge translation : a case study
department or school: Medicine, Faculty of
department or school: Population and Public Health (SPPH), School of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Shaw, Alexander Graham
issued: 2021-03-10T18:22:36Z
issued: 2021
related degree: Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Background: Population health evidence suggests a broad range of contexts for the use of knowledge. Researchers identify the need for new services, and they suggest ways to prevent exposure to known harm, often through public policy or structural changes. These suggestions are often beyond the funding and mandates of existing health service organizations. There is still limited guidance to inform knowledge translation when implementation requires collaboration between multiple institutions or where the use of knowledge calls for new resources or infrastructure. Method: This research investigates context-informed knowledge translation to improve population health. It collects and analyzes interview data from experienced knowledge translation practitioners in a case study organization that seeks to promote universal programs and public policy to improve health at a population level. Knowledge translation is examined at two levels, first at an organizational level and then in two sub cases that represent divergent knowledge products and different contextual barriers and opportunities. Qualitative analysis is used to investigate the range of approaches used and the rationale for the use of specific approaches in different contexts. Discussion: Findings suggest that there are identifiable links between the nature of contextual challenges and the approaches used in the case study. Challenges for knowledge translation can be conceptually divided into three categories: 1. Ensuring reach and understanding, 2. Ensuring capacity for implementation, and 3. Ensuring that those positioned to act effectively on the knowledge are motivated to do so. Findings suggested that the categories of approach used by knowledge translation practitioners correspond with the nature of identified challenges: exchange and transfer of information to build awareness and understanding, processed focused approaches to build implementation capacity, and strategic approaches to persuade or motivate upt…
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note: Context-informed Population Health Knowledge Translation: A Case Study by Alexander Graham Shaw A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF Doctor of Philosophy in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES (Population and Public Health) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Vancouver) March 2021 © Alexander Graham Shaw, 2021 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for acceptance, the dissertation entitled: Context-informed Population Health Knowledge Translation: A Case Study submitted by Alexander Graham Shaw in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Population and Public Health Examining Committee: Dr. Chris Lovato, School of Population and Public Health, UBC Supervisor Dr. Paul Kershaw, School of Population and Public Health, UBC Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Craig Mitton, School of Population and Public Health, UBC Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Louise Masse, School of Population and Public Health, UBC University Examiner Dr. Ian Pike, Pediatrics, UBC University Examiner Dr. Ian Graham, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa External Examiner iii Abstract Background Population health evidence suggests a broad range of contexts for the use of knowledge. Researchers identify the need for new services, and they suggest ways to prevent exposure to known harm, often through public policy or structural changes. These suggestions are often beyond the funding and mandates of existing health service organizations. There is still limited guidance to inform knowledge translation when implementation requires collaboration between multiple institutions or where the use of knowledge calls for new resources or infrastructure. Method This research investigates context-informed knowledge translation to improve population health. It collects and analyzes interview data from experi…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2021-05
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0396097
language: eng
degree discipline: Population and Public Health
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/77502