Team-Based Integrated Knowledge Translation for Enhancing Quality of Life in Long-term Care Settings: A Multi-method, Multi-sectoral Research Design

• Main Authors: Janice Keefe (Author), Mary Jean Hande (Author), Katie Aubrecht (Author), Tamara Daly (Author), Denise Cloutier (Author), Deanne Taylor (Author), Matthias Hoben (Author), Kelli Stajduhar (Author), Heather Cook (Author), Ivy Lynn Bourgeault (Author), Leah MacDonald (Author), Carole A. Estabrooks (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

<span class="fontstyle0">Multi-sectoral, interdisciplinary health research is increasingly recognizing integrated knowledge translation (iKT) as essential. It is characterized by diverse research partnerships, and iterative knowledge engagement, translation processes and democratized knowledge production. This paper reviews the methodological complexity and decision-making of a large iKT project called Seniors - Adding Life to Years (SALTY), designed to generate evidence to improve late life in long-term care (LTC) settings across Canada. We discuss our approach to iKT by reviewing iterative processes of team development and knowledge engagement within the LTC sector. We conclude with a brief discussion of the important opportunities, challenges, and implications these processes have for LTC research, and the sector more broadly.</span>

Item Description

2322-5939
2322-5939
10.15171/ijhpm.2019.123