Strategies for research engagement of clinicians in allied health (STRETCH): a mixed methods research protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Allied health professionals (AHPs) report positive attitudes to using research evidence in clinical practice, yet often lack time, confidence and skills to use, participate in and conduct research. A range of multifaceted strategies including education, mentoring and guidance have been implemented to increase AHPs' use of and participation in research. Emerging evidence suggests that knowledge brokering activities have the potential to support research engagement, but it is not clear which knowledge brokering strategies are most effective and in what contexts they work best to support and maintain clinicians' research engagement.

Methods and analysis

This protocol describes an exploratory concurrent mixed methods study that is designed to understand how allied h

SUBMITTER: Mickan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5640124 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature