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Barriers and facilitators to research use: developing an evidence resource. Mary Dunne National Documentation Centre on Drug Use Health Research Board. Disseminating evidence. ‘ a key challenge is to disseminate best practice among service providers to ensure that it is applied ’
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Barriers and facilitators to research use: developing an evidence resource Mary Dunne National Documentation Centre on Drug Use Health Research Board
Disseminating evidence ‘a key challenge is to disseminate best practice among service providers to ensure that it is applied’ (Department of Community, Equality & Gaeltacht Affairs (2009) Interim National Drugs Strategy, p.75).
Barriers What are the barriers to research use among allied health practitioners in the AOD area?
Facilitators What are the services, strategies and resources that may alleviate these issues?
Study barriers & facilitators to research use amongallied health practitioners in the alcohol and drugs (AOD) area. • 3 focus groups • Survey of 175 counsellors
Method 29 potential barriers to research use under 4 factors1: • Practitioner • Setting • qualities of the research • communication 1Funk, S. G., Champagne, M.T., Wiese, R.A. & Tornquist, E.M. (1991). BARRIERS: The barriers to research utilization scale. Applied Nursing Research, 4(1), 39–45.
Setting • Green – scored above the mean
Practitioner • Blue – scored above the mean
‘Remember, each barrier offers an opportunity for change’ Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network (2004). The change book: a blueprint for technology transfer (2nd ed.). Missouri: ATTC Network, p.24