Exploring How Knowledge Translation Can Improve Sustainability of Community-based Health Initiatives for People with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities

Spassiani, Natasha A.; Parker Harris, Sarah; Hammel, Joy

Abstract

Community-based health initiatives (CBHI) play an
important role in maintaining the health, function and
participation of people with intellectual/developmental
disabilities (I/DD) living in the community. However,
implementation and long-term sustainability of CBHI
is challenging. The Promoting Action on Research
Implementation in Health Services (PARiHS) is a
knowledge translation (KT) framework that is particularly
relevant to intellectual/developmental disabilities
research as it identifies the barriers and facilitators of
implementation and action plans. This framework
provides a foundation for understanding how KT can be
used to aid the implementation and sustainability of CBHI
for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities.
The following study explores how KT – specifically the
PARiHS framework – can be used to help sustain CBHI
for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities.

Citation

Spassiani, N. A., Parker Harris, S., & Hammel, J. (2016). Exploring How Knowledge Translation Can Improve Sustainability of Community-based Health Initiatives for People with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 29(5), 433-444. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12202

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 15, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Jul 28, 2015
• Publication Date: 2016-09
• Deposit Date: May 18, 2017
• Journal: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities
• Print ISSN: 1360-2322
• Electronic ISSN: 1468-3148
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 29
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 433-444
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12202
• Keywords: community health; intellectual/developmental disabilities; knowledge translation
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/684538