Team-Based Integrated Knowledge Translation for Enhancing Quality of Life in Long-term Care Settings: A Multi-method, Multi-sectoral Research Design

• Published in: International journal of health policy and management Vol. 9; no. 4; pp. 138 - 142
• Main Authors: Keefe, Janice, Hande, Mary Jean, Aubrecht, Katie, Daly, Tamara, Cloutier, Denise, Taylor, Deanne, Hoben, Matthias, Stajduhar, Kelli, Cook, Heather, Bourgeault, Ivy Lynn, MacDonald, Leah, Estabrooks, Carole A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Iran Kerman University of Medical Sciences 01.04.2020
• Subjects: Analysis; canada; Decision making; Democratization; Elderly; Health administration; Health policy; integrated knowledge translation; late life; Long term care; quality of life; Setting (Literature); Translations; Canada; British Columbia; Late Life; Integrated Knowledge Translation; Long-term Care; Quality of Life; Canada
• ISSN: 2322-5939; 2322-5939
• DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2019.123

Multi-sectoral, interdisciplinary health research is increasingly recognizing integrated knowledge translation (iKT) as essential. It is characterized by diverse research partnerships, and iterative knowledge engagement, translation processes and democratized knowledge production. This paper reviews the methodological complexity and decision-making of a large iKT project called Seniors - Adding Life to Years (SALTY), designed to generate evidence to improve late life in long-term care (LTC) settings across Canada. We discuss our approach to iKT by reviewing iterative processes of team development and knowledge engagement within the LTC sector. We conclude with a brief discussion of the important opportunities, challenges, and implications these processes have for LTC research, and the sector more broadly.