From laboratory to community: The process of translating evidenced-based physical activity interventions into community contexts
Symposium C2
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https://doi.org/10.14288/hfjc.v14i3.628Keywords:
Implementation Science, Sport, Cancer, Diabetes, Behaviour ChangeAbstract
Background: Translating efficacious physical activity (PA) interventions into the community is rarely done. This research to practice gap is concerning as those who need these programs most rarely have access to PA programming that is evidence-informed, safe, and feasible. Knowledge translation projects that foster partnerships with community organizations can close the gap. Cultivating quality partnerships and evaluating such projects to ensure effectiveness (vs. efficacy), methodological rigour, and sustainability is needed.
Purpose: This symposium will detail four cases that adopt varied processes of translating evidenced-based PA interventions into practice: a trauma-informed youth sport program, a PA and diet diabetes prevention program, a multi-pronged approach to enhancing PA for children and adolescents affected by cancer, and PA programming for adult cancer survivors will be described.
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Chair: Dr. Mary Jung, University of British Columbia. Introduction to Symposium
Presenter 1: Majidullah Shaikh, University of Ottawa. Title: Building up the Bounce Back League: Embedding Trauma-Informed Sport Interventions throughout a National Youth Community Organization. Description: Trauma-informed sport is intended to promote resilience and psychosocial development of youth at risk of exposure to traumatic experiences. Shaikh will discuss a collaborative partnership with Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada to scale-out such practices and programming across Canada.
Presenter 2: Dr. Corliss Bean, Brock University. Title: Small Steps for Big Changes: A Collaborative Approach to Integrating a Diabetes Prevention Program into YMCA Sites. Description: Bean will outline the process of translating an evidence-based diabetes prevention program aimed to improve healthy eating and exercise adherence in individuals with prediabetes into a community setting through a case example partnership between the YMCA of Okanagan and the Diabetes Prevention Research Group.
Presenter 3: Dr. Amanda Wurz, University of the Fraser Valley. Title: Developing and Implementing Physical Activity Programming for Children and Adolescents Diagnosed with Cancer. Description: Wurz will describe the multifaceted, integrated knowledge translation (iKT) approach being used to develop and implement evidence-informed PA programming for children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer. This includes the development of population-specific PA guidelines, training resources, community-based programming, and in-hospital programming.
Presenter 4: Dr. Nicole Culos-Reed, University of Calgary. Title: Dissemination and Implementation of a Clinic-to- Community Exercise Oncology Model. Description: Culos-Reed will describe PA programming for adult cancer survivors in Alberta, and ongoing work to move their “hub and spoke” clinic-to-community exercise oncology model to reach rural cancer survivors across Canada. The importance of training fitness professionals and implementing behaviour change principles to support a culture shift of wellness in cancer care will be presented.
Results: Strengths, challenges, and lessons learned will be shared with regards to program scale-up and sustainability including different engagement strategies (e.g., iKT) and developing resources and initiatives rather than providing mere programming (e.g., facilitator training, newsletters, walking groups, monthly meetings). An overview of the integration of evaluation frameworks (e.g., RE-AIM), models of behaviour change (e.g., COM-B), and patient-oriented research approaches will be highlighted.
Conclusions: Lessons learned from these cases will continue to inform next steps in working collaboratively toward program scale-up and sustainability. Further, these cases can help to advance and translate knowledge of integrating and sustaining PA programming for optimal health and well-being across the lifespan.
Funding: MS: Public Health Agency of Canada; MJ and CB: Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), UBC; AW and NCR: CIHR, SPOR, AI, ACF, CCSRI-CIHR, UCalgary.
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