Meaningful coproduction with clinicians: establishing a practice-based research network with physiotherapists in regional Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The disconnect between research and clinical practice leads to research evidence that is often not useful for clinical practice. Practice-based research networks are collaborations between researchers and clinicians aimed at coproducing more useful research. Such networks are rare in the physiotherapy field. We aimed to describe (i) clinicians' motivations behind, and enablers to, participating in a network, (ii) the process of network establishment and (iii) research priorities for a practice-based network of physiotherapists in the Hunter Region of New South Wales (NSW), Australia that supports research coproduction.

Methods

We describe the methods and outcomes of the three steps we used to establish the network. Step 1 involved consultation with local opinion l

SUBMITTER: Gleadhill C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10223842 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature