Bowen, S., Martens, P. & The Need to Know Team. (2005). Demystifying Knowledge Translation: Learning From the Community. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 10(4), 203-211.
Format: Peer-reviewed article
Type: Research — Non-experimental
Experience level of reader: Fundamental
Annotation: The authors use the evaluation of the five-year, community-based project Need to Know to answer questions like: ‘What are the characteristics of effective knowledge translation?’ and ‘In what contexts is knowledge translation more successful?’ The goals of Need to Know are to create new knowledge that is directly relevant to the needs of rural and northern regional health authorities; to develop useful models for health information infrastructure, training and interaction; and, to disseminate and apply health-related research that will improve health services and health outcomes.
Setting(s) to which the reported activities/findings are relevant: Community, University
Knowledge user(s) to whom the piece of literature may be relevant: Researchers
Knowledge user level addressed by the literature: Organization
This article uses the Commercial Devices and Services version of the NtK Model
Tip: The sole act of rendering research results understandable by stakeholders may be of limited value. Real benefits are often derived from the application of research results that respond to a specific stakeholder need. (Davis [1996]; Golden-Biddle [2003])
Occurrence of finding within the model: KTA Step 1.A, KTA Step 2.A, KTA Step 3.A, KTA Step 1.B, KTA Step 2.B, KTA Step 3.B, Step 3.2, Step 2.2, Step 1.2, Step 1.1