Bridging the Gap Between Aging Research and Practice: A New Strategy for Enhancing the Consensus Workshop Model.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: The Cornell Research-to-Practice (RTP) Consensus Workshop Model is a strategy for bridging the gap between aging research and practice but lacks a technique for evaluating the relative importance of ideas. This project assessed the feasibility of adding a quantitative survey to the RTP model to address this gap. Method: Older adults with cancer (OACs), OAC caregivers, researchers, clinicians, and advocacy organization representatives participated in a RTP workshop on implementing psychological interventions for OACs. Following an in-person workshop, participants completed surveys assessing the relative importance of barriers and strategies for psychological intervention implementation. Results: Seventeen of 35 participants completed the survey, the majority

SUBMITTER: Trevino KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6592779 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature