Towards an alternative framework for the evaluation of translational research initiatives
Towards an alternative framework for the evaluation of translational research initiatives
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DOI：
10.1093/reseval/rvv027
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发表时间：
2016-07-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Rafols, Ismael
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作者：
Molas-Gallart, Jordi;D'Este, Pablo;Rafols, Ismael
人们认识到，基础生物医学的许多有希望的成果并没有系统地促进医学治疗，并最终改善保健，这导致了广泛的公共资助倡议，旨在促进将科学发现“转化”为有益的应用和实践。其中许多倡议被称为“转化研究”（TR），这一术语广泛应用于大型研究项目、研究活动，甚至学术期刊。随着这一术语的流行，一场关于“翻译”研究模式的争论已经出现。因此，如何分析培训，更具体地说，评价培训方案的方法也是辩论的主题。鉴于对培训方案的大量投资，确定培训评价战略和办法已成为政策进程的一个重要因素。在被视为TR的活动类型不明确的背景下，评估方法和实践可以在确定哪些行动和结果在实践中被设想为相关和重要的方面发挥重要作用，并在此过程中塑造TR倡议的未来性质。本文讨论了TR评价的主要方法，并提出了另一种评价框架，这将对TR评价过程和TR方案的未来形成产生影响。
The perception that many promising results from basic biomedicine have not systematically contributed to medical treatments and, ultimately, health care improvements, has led to a wide range of publicly funded initiatives aiming at facilitating the 'translation' of scientific discoveries into beneficial applications and practices. Many of these initiatives have been branded as 'Translational Research' (TR), a term widely applied to large research programmes, research activities, and even academic journals. With the popularity of the term, a debate has emerged about the models of research that are to be considered 'translational'. Consequently, the ways in which TR should be analysed and, more specifically, the approaches to the evaluation of TR programmes are also the subject of debate. Given the substantial investments in TR programmes, the definition of TR evaluation strategies and approaches has become an important element of the policy process. In a context of ambiguity about the type of activities to be considered as TR, evaluation approaches and practices can play an important role in determining what actions and outcomes are conceived, in practice, to be relevant and significant, and in doing so, shaping the future nature of TR initiatives. This article discusses the dominant approaches to TR evaluation and proposes an alternative evaluation framework, which would have implications both for TR evaluation processes and for the future shaping of TR programmes.