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Making Evidence from Research More Relevant, Useful, and Actionable in Policy, Program Planning, and Practice

2009; Elsevier BV; Volume: 37; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.amepre.2009.08.017

ISSN

1873-2607

Autores

Lawrence W. Green, Russell E. Glasgow, David C. Atkins, Kurt C. Stange,

Tópico(s)

Health Sciences Research and Education

Resumo

The apparent loss of evidence between production and implementation has become a concern of legislators, research funding agencies, academic institutions, and professional associations alike. Researchers and journal reviewers exacerbate this slippage by emphasizing internal validity, often at the expense of the contextual factors that make science relevant to practice. As illustrated by the papers in this supplement to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 1 Horowitz C.R. Brenner B.L. Lachapelle S. Amara D.A. Arniella G. Effective recruitment of minority populations through community-led strategies. Am J Prev Med. 2009; 37: S195-S200 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (69) Google Scholar , 2 Bazzano A.T. Zeldin A.S. Diab I.R.S. Garro N.M. Allevato N. Lehrer D. WRC Project Oversight TeamThe healthy lifestyle change program: a pilot of a community-based health promotion intervention for adults with developmental disabilities. Am J Prev Med. 2009; 37: S201-S208 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (84) Google Scholar , 3 Cordasco K.M. Asch S.M. Bell D.S. et al. A low-literacy medication education tool for safety-net hospital patients. Am J Prev Med. 2009; 37: S209-S216 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (41) Google Scholar , 4 Shetgiri R. Kataoka S. Ryan G.W. Askew L.M. Chung P.J. Schuster M.A. Risk and resilience in Latinos: a community-based participatory research study. Am J Prev Med. 2009; 37: S217-S224 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (32) Google Scholar , 5 Kataoka S.H. Nadeem E. Wong M. et al. Improving disaster mental health care in schools: a community-partnered approach. Am J Prev Med. 2009; 37: S225-S229 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (21) Google Scholar , 6 Johnson C.E. Ali S.A. Shipp M.P.-L. Building community-based participatory research partnerships with a Somali refugee community. Am J Prev Med. 2009; 37: S230-S236 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (96) Google Scholar , 7 Springgate B.F. Allen C. Jones C. et al. Rapid community participatory assessment of health care in post-storm New Orleans. Am J Prev Med. 2009; 37: S237-S243 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (26) Google Scholar , 8 Keirns C.C. Asthma mitigation strategies: professional, charitable, and community coalitions. Am J Prev Med. 2009; 37: S244-S250 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (5) Google Scholar , 9 Laroche H.H. Davis M.M. Forman J. et al. Children's roles in parents' diabetes self-management. Am J Prev Med. 2009; 37: S251-S261 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (29) Google Scholar , 10 O'Brien M.J. Squires A.P. Bixby R.A. Larson S.C. Role development of community health workers: an examination of selection and training processes in the intervention literature. Am J Prev Med. 2009; 37: S262-S269 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (115) Google Scholar , 11 Heisler M. Spencer M. Forman J. et al. Participants' assessments of the effects of a community health worker intervention on their diabetes self-management and interactions with health care providers. Am J Prev Med. 2009; 37: S270-S279 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (63) Google Scholar , 12 Rosenthal M.S. Ross J.S. Bilodeau R. Richter R.S. Palley J.E. Bradley E.H. Economic evaluation of a comprehensive teenage pregnancy prevention program: pilot program. Am J Prev Med. 2009; 37: S280-S287 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (14) Google Scholar , 13 Dalal M. Skeete R. Yeo H.L. Lucas G. Rosenthal M.S. A physician team's experiences in community-based participatory research: insights into effective group collaborations. Am J Prev Med. 2009; 37: S288-S291 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (17) Google Scholar , 14 Letcher A.S. Perlow K.M. Community-based participatory research shows how a community initiative creates networks to improve well-being. Am J Prev Med. 2009; 37: S292-S299 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (31) Google Scholar , 15 Patel A.I. Bogart L.M. Uyeda K.E. et al. School site visits for community-based participatory research on healthy eating. Am J Prev Med. 2009; 37: S300-S306 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (17) Google Scholar the contribution to this imbalance from researchers can be offset by their active engagement of the intended users and beneficiaries of the research in applying principles of community-based participatory research (CBPR). From proposed criteria and processes for assessing and reporting external validity, editors of 13 journals considered the tradeoffs in reporting external validity and made recommendations for action for scientific review and publishing of research summarized here. Giving greater attention to external as well as internal validity, to practice-relevance as well as causal certainty, and to community context as well as rigor in data collection, all have potential to ensure that research improves science, policy, practice, and health outcomes.

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