Making Research Matter : Steps to Impact for Health and Care Researchers

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lamont, Tara
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Bristol : Policy Press, 2021.
Series:	Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:	Public health > Research. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Front Cover
Making Research Matter: Steps to Impact for Health and Care Researchers
Copyright information
Epigraph
Table of contents
List of figures and boxes
List of interviews
Acknowledgments
1 Introducing this book
Getting your research into the world
What is the point of this book?
Who is this book for?
How is this book structured?
Research or evidence?
Learning from our evidence centre
Format and interviews
2 WHY researchers should spend time on this
Summary
Making sense of research findings
What is the problem? Time lags, information overload, research waste
From dissemination to engagement
how our thinking has changed
Let's talk about impact
Your strategy for engaging audiences
Step one: ask the right research questions
Step two: understand the context in which your research lands
Step three: involve the right people throughout the study
Step four: partner with organisations, networks and champions
Step five: present content which is engaging and accessible
3 WHAT counts as evidence
Summary
Different kinds of evidence
Make it relevant
Relevant to whom?
Right kind of knowledge
Assessing quality of evidence
4 WHO you want to reach
practitioners
Summary
Step one: ask the right research questions
Step two: understanding context
Embedding research in guidelines
Research as part of continuing professional development
Embracing the wisdom of practice
Step three: involve practitioners in your research and outputs
Practitioners as researchers
Step four: partner with professional organisations and identify champions
Knowledge brokers
practitioners as research champions
Step five: present content which is engaging and accessible
Using social media to reach practitioners
5 WHO you want to reach
patients, public, service users
Summary
Step one: ask the right question
Step two: understand the context
Step three: involve the right people throughout your study
Engaging public and service users in research
Engaging patients and the public in shaping the research agenda
Step four: partner with organisations, networks and champions
Step five: present content which is engaging and accessible
Plain language summaries
Easy-read versions
Choosing the right images
6 WHO you want to reach
policymakers and managers
Summary
Who makes the decisions?
Step one: ask the right questions
Step two: understand the context
How policymakers use evidence
How healthcare managers use evidence
Step three: involve the right people
Step four: partner with organisations, networks and champions
Step five: present content which is engaging and accessible
Writing a policy brief
7 WHEN you could have most impact
Summary
It's all about timing
What is the next hot topic?

Making Research Matter : Steps to Impact for Health and Care Researchers

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