Title |
WhatisKT wiki: a case study of a platform for knowledge translation terms and definitions — descriptive analysis
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Published in |
Implementation Science, January 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1748-5908-8-13 |
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Authors |
Kathleen Ann McKibbon, Cynthia Lokker, Arun Keepanasseril, Heather Colquhoun, Robert Brian Haynes, Nancy L Wilczynski |
Abstract |
More than a hundred terms, often with unclear definitions and varying emphases, are used by health research and practice communities across the world who are interested in getting the best possible evidence applied (e.g., knowledge translation, implementation science, diffusion of innovations, and technology transfer). This makes finding published evidence difficult and can result in reduced, misinterpreted, or challenging interactions among professionals. Open dialogue and interaction among various professionals is needed to achieve consolidation of vocabulary. We use case report methods to describe how we sought to build an online tool to present the range of terms and facilitate the dialogue process across groups and disciplines interested in harnessing research evidence for healthcare. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Canada | 4 | 21% |
United Kingdom | 3 | 16% |
Japan | 2 | 11% |
United States | 1 | 5% |
Unknown | 9 | 47% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Members of the public | 13 | 68% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 16% |
Scientists | 2 | 11% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Canada | 2 | 3% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
France | 1 | 1% |
Latvia | 1 | 1% |
Unknown | 70 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Researcher | 12 | 16% |
Student > Master | 9 | 12% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 11% |
Other | 7 | 9% |
Professor | 5 | 7% |
Other | 16 | 21% |
Unknown | 18 | 24% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 19% |
Social Sciences | 13 | 17% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 8% |
Arts and Humanities | 5 | 7% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 4 | 5% |
Other | 9 | 12% |
Unknown | 24 | 32% |