Partnership in Action: An Innovative Knowledge Translation Approach to Improve Outcomes for Persons with Fibromyalgia

Exercise Therapy for Fibromyalgia

“…Priorities for research on exercise for individuals with fibromyalgia were clearly laid out by Brachaniec et al [ 53 ] using the EPICOT (evidence, population, intervention, comparison, outcomes, and time stamp) framework recommended by editors of the British Medical Journal [ 54 ]. Further research examining the effects of exercise and physical activity for people with fibromyalgia is needed 1) to elucidate the dose–response curve for exercise intensity, frequency, and duration on symptoms; 2) to evaluate the long-term effects on health in this population; 3) to determine how long positive effects are sustained; and 4) to determine synergistic effects of exercise and other management strategies.…”

The contribution of conceptual frameworks to knowledge translation interventions in physical therapy

“…The potential diversity of stakeholders is illustrated by a KT study conducted by Brachaniec and colleagues on fibromyalgia that included representatives of patient groups, PT clinicians and researchers 42 . Stakeholders in KT interventions commonly have distinct (disciplinary and professional) backgrounds.…”

Knowledge Dissemination Interventions

“…Other authors remain more general and rather suggest that the message be tailored to the specific audience targeted, notwithstanding if this audience relates to a clinical, research, community, or government setting (Brachaniec et al, 2009;Fattal & Lehoux, 2008;Kahn, 2009;Kobus et al, 2007;Lomas, 1993;Tetroe et al, 2008;Wilson et al, 2010).…”

“…First, some authors use knowledge dissemination as a synonym for other terms, such as knowledge transfer (Crane, 1985; Knott & Wildavsky, 1980), knowledge transfer and exchange (Institute of Health Economics [IHE], 2008), knowledge translation, end-of-grant knowledge translation (Brachaniec, De Paul, Elliott, Moore, & Sherwin, 2009; Tetroe et al, 2008), and diffusion (Crosswaite & Curtice, 1994; Montgomery et al, 2001). Others consider that knowledge transfer and knowledge translation are different types of knowledge dissemination, and thus subsets of knowledge dissemination (Scott et al, 2007).…”

“…Fourth, a few authors identify the communication channels by which dissemination takes place. They refer either to tools such as scientific conferences and scientific journals (Brachaniec et al, 2009; KUSP, 2011; Tetroe et al, 2008) or to channels that go beyond those traditional means, and that are more appropriate to the target audience, although they do not identify them specifically (Brachaniec et al, 2009; IHE, 2008; Kobus, Mermelstein, & Ponkshe, 2007; Rabin et al, 2008; Tetroe et al, 2008).…”