Building research capacity in the allied health professions
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Article Title | Building research capacity in the allied health professions |
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ERA Journal ID | 122881 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Pickstone, Caroline (Author), Nancarrow, Susan A. (Author), Cooke, Jo M. (Author), Vernon, Wesley (Author), Mountain, Gail A. (Author), Boyce, Rosalie A. (Author) and Campbell, Jackie A. (Author) |
Journal Title | Evidence and Policy: a journal of research, debate and practice |
Journal Citation | 4 (1), pp. 53-68 |
Number of Pages | 16 |
Year | 2008 |
Place of Publication | Bristol, United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1744-2648 |
1744-2656 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1332/174426408783477864 |
Abstract | This article discusses research capacity building and its relevance for heath practitioners using allied health professionals (AHPs) as a case example. Allied health professionals is a term used to represent a diverse group of health workers, each with a discrete clinical focus, whose needs for research capacity building are likely to be similar to one another and to other medical and nursing professionals. The work of AHPs challenges many current research paradigms being complex and multidisciplinary in nature, often delivered in community settings and focusing on holistic outcomes. This article examines some of the current drivers in the healthcare context and highlights tensions for AHPs in developing their research base in basic science and applied health research. The aurthors argue for a strategic approach to research capacity building and examine the implications of current policy inibatives for AHP roles and activity in research. The importance of a sustained approach to capacity building is underscored. |
Keywords | allied health professionals; clinical research; facilitators; health services research |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 429999. Other health sciences not elsewhere classified |
390110. Medicine, nursing and health curriculum and pedagogy | |
390409. Learning sciences | |
Public Notes | © 2008 The Policy Press. Published version deposited in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Sheffield, United Kingdom |
Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom | |
University of Queensland | |
University of Northampton, United Kingdom | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q0w72/building-research-capacity-in-the-allied-health-professions
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