Optimising the process of knowledge mobilisation in Communities of Practice: recommendations from a (multi-method) qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Communities of Practice (CoPs) offer a strategy for mobilising knowledge and integrating evidence-based interventions into musculoskeletal practice, yet little is known about their practical application in this context. This study aimed to (i) explore the process of knowledge mobilisation in the context of a CoP to implement evidence-based interventions in musculoskeletal care and (ii) co-develop recommendations to optimise the process of knowledge mobilisation in CoPs.

Methods

A qualitative study comprising observation of a CoP and related planning meetings (n = 5), and interviews with CoP stakeholders (including clinicians, lay members, managers, commissioners, academics) (n = 15) was undertaken. Data were analysed using thematic analysis and interpreted conside

SUBMITTER: Swaithes L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9879236 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature