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Lauck, Sandra B; Saarijärvi, Markus; De Sousa, Ismália; Straiton, Nicola; Borregaard, Britt; Lewis, Krystina B
doi: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvad077pmid: 37578067
Knowledge translation (KT) is the exchange between knowledge producers and users to understand, synthesize, share, and apply evidence to accelerate the benefits of research to improve health and health systems. Knowledge translation practice (activities/strategies to move evidence into practice) and KT science (study of the methodology and approaches to promote the uptake of research) benefit from the use of conceptual thinking, the meaningful inclusion of patients, and the application of intersectionality. In spite of multiple barriers, there are opportunities to develop strong partnerships and evidence to drive an impactful research agenda and increase the uptake of cardiovascular research.
Abbasi, Kamran; Ali, Parveen; Barbour, Virginia; Bibbins-Domingo, Kirsten; Olde Rikkert, Marcel G M; Gong, Peng; Haines, Andy; Helfand, Ira; Horton, Richard; Mash, Bob; Mitra, Arun; Monteiro, Carlos; Naumova, Elena N; Rubin, Eric J; Ruff, Tilman; Sahni, Peush; Tumwine, James; Yonga, Paul; Zielinski, Chris
Fredericks, Suzanne; Bae, Tammy; Sochaniwskyj, Mark; Sanders, Julie; Martorella, Geraldine; Wynne, Rochelle
doi: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvad029pmid: 36802352
AimsA cardiac surgery international nursing and allied professional research network titled CONNECT was created to strengthen collaborative cardiac surgery research through shared initiatives including supervision, mentorship, workplace exchange programs, and multi-site clinical research. As with any new initiative, there is a need to build brand awareness to enhance user familiarity, grow membership, and promote various opportunities offered. Social media has been used across various surgical disciplines; however, their effectiveness in promoting scholarly and academic-based initiatives has not been examined. The aim of this scoping review was to examine the different types of social media platforms and strategies used to promote cardiac research initiatives for CONNECT.Methods and resultsA scoping review was undertaken in which a comprehensive and thorough review of the literature was performed. Fifteen articles were included in the review. Twitter appeared to be the most common form of social media used to promote cardiac initiatives, with daily posts being the most frequent type of engagement. Frequency of views, number of impressions and engagement, link clicks, and content analysis were the most common types of evaluation metrics that were identified.ConclusionFindings from this review will inform the design and evaluation of a targeted Twitter campaign aimed at increasing brand awareness of CONNECT, which will include the use of @CONNECTcardiac Twitter handle, hashtags, and CONNECT-driven journal clubs. In addition, the use of Twitter to disseminate information and brand initiatives related to CONNECT will be evaluated using the Twitter Analytics function.RegistrationOpen Science Framework: osf.io/q54es
Chen, Yu; Lu, Minmin; Jia, Lingying
doi: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvad028pmid: 36802349
AimsThe aim of this study is to identify and assess the psychometric properties of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) of self-management for chronic heart failure (CHF) patients.Methods and resultsEleven databases and two websites were searched from the inception to 1 June 2022. The COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) risk of bias checklist was used to assess the methodological quality. The COSMIN criteria were used to rate and summarize the psychometric properties of each PROM. The modified Grading of Recommendation Assessment, Development, and Evaluation was used to assess the certainty of evidence. In total, 43 studies reported on the psychometric properties of 11 PROMs. Structural validity and internal consistency were the parameters evaluated most frequently. Limited information was identified on hypotheses testing for construct validity, reliability, criterion validity, and responsiveness. No data regarding measurement error and cross-cultural validity/measurement invariance were achieved. High-quality evidence on psychometric properties was provided for Self-care of Heart Failure Index (SCHFI) v6.2, SCHFI v7.2, and European Heart Failure Self-care Behavior Scale 9-item (EHFScBS-9).ConclusionBased on the findings from the included studies, SCHFI v6.2, SCHFI v7.2, and EHFScBS-9 could be recommended to evaluate self-management for CHF patients. Further studies are necessary to evaluate more psychometric properties, such as measurement error, cross-cultural validity/measurement invariance, responsiveness, and criterion validity, and carefully evaluate the content validity.RegistrationPROSPERO CRD42022322290
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