scholarly journals Building a culture of research dissemination in primary health care: the South Australian experience of supporting the novice researcher

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Ried ◽  
Jeffrey Fuller
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Research Evaluation ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Health Care Research ◽  
Research Capacity ◽  
The South ◽  
Research Dissemination ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Australian Experience

The Primary Health Care Research Evaluation and Development (PHCRED) program in Australia aims to build research capacity in primary health care. In South Australia, the program (PHCREDSA) has addressed skill building in dissemination of research findings by providing support for peer reviewed publication. The support included comprehensive advice and feedback for novice and inexperienced researchers and writers in the publication process of the program?s 2003 Conference Proceedings. This paper describes the South Australian experience of supporting novice researchers in research dissemination by applying the PHCRED-SA capacity building support model.

scholarly journals The contribution of Primary Health Care Research, Evaluation and Development-supported research to primary health care policy and practice

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynsey J. Brown ◽  
Ellen L. McIntyre
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Research Evaluation ◽  
Health Care Research ◽  
Research Capacity ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Care Research ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Diverse Field ◽  
The Impact

The importance of primary health care (PHC) research is well understood yet conducting this research can be challenging. Barriers include a lack of funding, support and opportunity. In 2000 the Australian government introduced the Primary Health Care Research, Evaluation and Development (PHCRED) Strategy to address the gap in high-quality research. One component of the strategy, the Research Capacity Building Initiative, provided funding to university departments of general practice and rural health, allowing them to expand their pool of researchers and produce more research relevant to policy and practice. This study investigates the impact of phase two of the PHCRED Strategy by analysing peer-reviewed publications from PHCRED-supported departments. Research output was recorded from 2006 to 2010 incorporating 661 publications in 212 journals. Rural departments often had fewer resources than urban departments yet demonstrated steady research contributions focusing on issues relevant to their community. Since its inception the PHCRED Strategy has enabled development of research capacity and contributed to the body of PHC knowledge. While PHC is a diverse field, reflected in the publications produced, the themes underlying much of this work were representative of current health reform and the priority areas and building blocks of the National PHC Strategy.

scholarly journals Researcher development program of the primary health care research, evaluation and development strategy

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen McIntyre ◽  
Lyn Brun ◽  
Helen Cameron
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Research Evaluation ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Health Care Research ◽  
Research Knowledge ◽  
Care Research ◽  
Primary Health

The Research Development Program (RDP) was initiated in 2004 under the Primary Health Care Research, Evaluation and Development (PHCRED) Strategy to increase the number and range of people with knowledge and skills in primary health care research and evaluation. RDP Fellows were invited to participate in an online survey about the effect the program had on their research knowledge, attitudes and practice. The response rate was 42% (105/248). Most were female (88%) with 66% aged between 31 and 50 years. Over two-thirds (72%) were health practitioners. Activities undertaken during the RDP ranged from literature reviews, developing a research question, preparing ethics submissions, attending and presenting at conferences and seminars, preparing papers and reports, and submitting grant applications. Despite the fact that only 52% agreed that the RDP time was adequate, 94% agreed that the RDP was a valuable experience, with 89% expressing interest in undertaking further research. These results indicate that this program has had a positive effect on the RDP Fellows in terms of their knowledge about research, their attitude to research, and the way they use research in their work.

Interdisciplinary primary health care research training through TUTOR-PHC: The insiders' view

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 414-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kadija Perreault ◽  
Antoine Boivin ◽  
Enette Pauzé ◽  
Amanda L. Terry ◽  
Christie Newton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Research Training ◽  
Health Care Research ◽  
Care Research ◽  
Primary Health

scholarly journals Adaptation of the Rapid Estimate of Adult Litera cy in Medicine Revised (REALM -R) to the South African context: Part 1

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zelda Wasserman ◽  
Susanna C.D. Wright ◽  
Todd Mavis Maja
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
South African ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Health Care Setting ◽  
South African Context ◽  
The South ◽  
Primary Health Care Setting ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
African Context

Literacy levels are increasingly important in health care because professional nurses and other health care professionals often use written health education materials as a major component in patient education. In South Africa, no current instrument is available to assess the literacy levels of patients in the primary health care setting, though several instruments have been developed and validated internationally. The purpose of this paper was to adapt and validate the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine Revised (REALM-R) to the South African context. The REALM-R is a short instrument that is designed to rapidly screen clients in the primary health care setting for low health literacy. A modified Delphi-technique was used to measure the judgement of a group of experts for the purpose of making a decision. Eight experts in the field of Nursing Science were selected purposively to obtain the most reliable consensus. Data was collected by means of a selfreport whereby participants responded to a series of questions posed by the researcher. Descriptive statistics was used for analysing data. The REALM-R was adapted to the South African context to ensure that the literacy level of South African clients is measured with an appropriate instrument.OpsommingGeletterdheidsvlakke word toenemend belangrik in gesondheidsorg aangesien geregistreerde verpleegkundiges en ander gesondheidswerkers dikwels geskrewe gesondheidopvoedkundige materiaal gebruik. Op die oomblik in Suid-Afrika is daar geen geletterdheidsvlaksinstrument beskikbaar om pasiënte in primêre gesondheidsorg se geletterdheid te toets nie. Daar bestaan wel gevalideerde internasionale instrumente. Die doel van die studie was om die REALM-R, ‘n internasionaal gevalideerde mediese geletterdheidsinstrument, aan te pas en te valideer om in die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks gebruik te kan word. Die REALM-R is ‘n kort geletterdheidsinstrument wat ontwikkel was om primêre sorg pasiênte wat moontlik lae geletterdheidsvaardigheid het, te kansif. ‘n Aangepasde Delphi-tegniek is gebruik om die oordeel van ‘n groep kundiges in te win. Agt kundiges in verpleegwetenskappe is doelgerig gekies ten einde ‘n betroubare ooreenkoms te verkry.Data is deur middel van self-raportering ingewin deurdat die deelnemers op vrae, gestel deur die navorser, geantwoord het. Beskrywende statistiek is gebruik om die data te ontleed. Die REALM-R is aangepas vir die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks ten einde ‘n geskikte instrument beskikbaar te stel om die geletterdheidsvaardigheid van primêre sorg pasiente vinnig en akkuraat te kan meet.

scholarly journals Bringing evidence to bear on policy processes: the challenge of the Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute

2008 ◽  
Vol 188 (S8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas J Glasgow ◽  
John E Marley ◽  
Linda J Kristjanson ◽  
Janette A Donovan ◽  
Sally J Hall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Care Research ◽  
Care Research ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Research Institute
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