Extending Collaborations for Knowledge Translation: Lessons from the Community-based Participatory Research Literature

Authors

Raphael Lencucha, University of OttawaFollow
Anita Kothari, The University of Western OntarioFollow
Nadia Hamel, University of Ottawa

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-2010

Journal

Evidence and Policy

Volume

6

Issue

1

First Page

61

Last Page

75

URL with Digital Object Identifier

http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/174426410X483006

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to expand the current focus on researcher-decision-maker knowledge translation (KT) partnerships to include community partners. Lessons were drawn from the community-based participatory research literature. An inductive thematic analysis was conducted, using forty-two eligible articles, and resulted in the identification of four themes (principles, structure, process and relationships) and associated factors that could contribute to KT collaborations among the three groups of actors. These findings are presented in a KT Triad framework. Thus, the framework provides specific lessons to facilitate researcher-decision-makercommunity collaborations based on an established body of literature. Including community partners in the KT process is important for integrating community context and needs into research-to-policy deliberations.