Stakeholders' experiences of the public health research process: time to change the system?
Stakeholders' experiences of the public health research process: time to change the system?
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DOI：
10.1186/s12961-020-00599-5
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发表时间：
2020-07-18
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4
通讯作者：
Jepson, Ruth
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作者：
Laird, Yvonne;Manner, Jillian;Jepson, Ruth
背景利益相关者参与研究过程的重要性是公认的。虽然参与很重要，但对于利益相关者应如何参与研究以及如何促进有效的合作关系，指导方针和做法各不相同。方法本研究旨在探讨参与户外空间和非传染性疾病预防政策和实践领域的利益相关者的观点和经验。受访的利益攸关方包括学者、从业人员、决策者、知识经纪人和一名供资者。结果研究结果表明，利益相关者有积极的经验时，有意义地参与研究过程中，研究项目的精心策划和管理，注意上下文和文化，研究团队是有效的，尊重和沟通。这些因素有助于将研究成果转化为政策和实践。然而，合作研究的多重挑战被确定为结构性和系统性挑战，建立和维护关系，使用和收集数据和信息，研究和研究生成的文化观念，并将证据转化为行动。与会者认为，改变资助制度，探索更多的合作研究方法，改进研究翻译，以及在研究过程的各个阶段建立更有效的合作关系，可以解决其中的一些挑战。结论研究结果强调，虽然利益相关者参与研究被认为是重要的，结构，文化和个人的做法影响这在实践中如何工作。确定和测试解决这些挑战的解决方案可以改善研究，政策和实践之间的协同作用，并导致产生有影响力的研究，减少公共资金的浪费，改善研究结果的实施，并最终改善公共卫生成果。
Background The importance of engaging stakeholders in the research process is well recognised. Whilst engagement is important, guidelines and practices vary for how stakeholders should be involved in research and how to facilitate effective collaborative relationships. Methods This study aimed to explore the perspectives and experiences of stakeholders involved in the policy and practice area of outdoor space and non-communicable disease prevention. Stakeholders interviewed included academics, practitioners, policy-makers, knowledge brokers and a funder. Results The findings suggest that stakeholders had positive experiences when engaged meaningfully in the research process, where research projects were carefully planned and managed with attention to context and culture, and where the research team was effective, respectful and communicative. These factors help to facilitate the translation of research into policy and practice. However, multiple challenges of collaborative research were identified which related to structural and systemic challenges, building and maintaining relationships, use and collection of data and information, cultural perceptions of research and research generation, and getting evidence into action. Participants felt that changing the funding system, exploring more collaborative research methodologies, improved research translation, and more effective collaborative relationships at all stages of the research process could address some of these challenges. Conclusions The findings highlight that, whilst stakeholder engagement in research was considered important, structural, cultural and individual practices impacted how this worked in practice. Identifying and testing solutions to address these challenges could improve synergies between research, policy, and practice and lead to the production of impactful research that reduces wastage of public funding, improves implementation of findings and ultimately improves public health outcomes.