The Interplay between Participatory Health Research and Implementation Research: Canadian Research Funding Perspectives
Joint Authors
Edwards, Nancy
Di Ruggiero, Erica
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-05-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives.
The objective of this paper is to investigate what participatory health research (PHR) can offer implementation research (IR) and vice versa and discuss what health research funders can do to foster the intersection of both fields.
Methods.
We contrast points of divergence and convergence between IR and PHR.
We reflect on whether community engagement is necessary and on the unintended consequences of participation in IR.
We describe how a research funder can incentivize PHR in IR.
Results.
Participation is encouraged in IR but the nuances of who is involved merit greater attention in IR.
PHR and IR differ in emphasis placed on the scale-up of the intervention.
However, they share a common interest in generating real-world contextually relevant evidence.
Conclusions.
We need to assess whether and how funding practices influence researchers in how they undertake PHR.
Researchers need to better account for participatory approaches to ensure that any potentially harmful consequences are described (and better understood so they can be mitigated in the future) and elucidate the ways in which these processes do or do not enable implementation and scale-up of interventions in IR.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Di Ruggiero, Erica& Edwards, Nancy. 2018. The Interplay between Participatory Health Research and Implementation Research: Canadian Research Funding Perspectives. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1124406
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Di Ruggiero, Erica& Edwards, Nancy. The Interplay between Participatory Health Research and Implementation Research: Canadian Research Funding Perspectives. BioMed Research International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1124406
American Medical Association (AMA)
Di Ruggiero, Erica& Edwards, Nancy. The Interplay between Participatory Health Research and Implementation Research: Canadian Research Funding Perspectives. BioMed Research International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1124406
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1124406