Abstract
Background: ‘We Can Quit2’ pilot randomised controlled trial determined the feasibility [of conducting a community-based trial of We Can Quit, a peer-delivered stop-smoking programme (group support, combination nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), and tailored individual support) for women living in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas in Ireland. Lessons from a knowledge exchange (KE) workshop that reengaged trial stakeholders are presented. Methods: The trial dissemination plan included invitation of community, regional and national stakeholders (n = 176) to a KE interactive workshop, who received an accessible brief beforehand. Trial findings were presented. Enhancements to community engagement, participants’ recruitment and retention, and policy priorities arising from the research were discussed. Field notes and responses to a post-event anonymous questionnaire were analysed using thematic content analysis. Results: Workshop attendees (41/176, 23%) recommended: dedicated additional time to engage community stakeholders; social prescribing pathways to enhance recruitment; more adaptation of trial-related information and assistance in completion of data forms for low literacy individuals; encouraging women to join healthy community programmes to facilitate retention and sustainability; removal of barriers to access NRT; and ongoing provision of cessation services tailored to disadvantaged groups. Conclusions: The findings are relevant to the implementation of other community-based health interventions for disadvantaged groups, to policy makers and to service providers.
Highlights
IntroductionTraditional research dissemination through discipline-specific academic journals or conferences is increasingly under scrutiny as it reinforces passive relationships among research producers and users and fails to reach practitioners and policy makers who can translate findings into practice [1,2]
Forty-one stakeholders (41/176, 23% of total invitees) attended the event (Table 1), which represented an equal spread of community, regional and national stakeholders
The dissemination of results following the community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach encouraged the joint reflection of community, statutory and academic stakeholders on new research findings
Summary
Traditional research dissemination through discipline-specific academic journals or conferences is increasingly under scrutiny as it reinforces passive relationships among research producers and users and fails to reach practitioners and policy makers who can translate findings into practice [1,2]. The approach hinders the adoption of innovative interventions, which increases the gap between research and practice. Active dissemination is an alternative approach that involves a two-way dialogue between scientific researchers and non-academics to spread evidence-based interventions using planned strategies [3,4]. It is critical to the successful uptake of knowledge [5], may facilitate the successful incorporation of new evidence-based practices into routine care [6], Int. J.
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