Journal
AUSTRALIAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY JOURNAL
Volume 57, Issue 6, Pages 373-379Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2010.00873.x
Keywords
client-centred practice; evidence-based practice; conceptual foundations
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- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- Keith and Hope Ferguson Memorial Scholarship
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Background/Aim: Translating knowledge to practice, also called 'knowledge translation', is increasingly recognised as a driving force to strengthen and improve the healthcare system. How knowledge translation fits with occupational therapy practice deserves examination. Methods: This paper will explore how an action process model, the Knowledge-To-Action Process, may advance knowledge translation in occupational therapy. Occupational therapists typically view knowledge in a broad sense, encompassing research, tacit knowledge, expert opinion and client evidence. The Knowledge-To-Action Process facilitates application of client, therapist and research knowledge to occupational therapy practice. Results: Examination of knowledge translation through the lens of the Knowledge-To-Action Process creates awareness of the value of client, therapist and research knowledge. It also highlights opportunities as practitioners to implement knowledge translation. Conclusions: Models able to flexibly reflect an occupational therapy perspective of knowledge have a potentially vital role in successful knowledge translation. Furthermore, these models allow therapists and other stakeholders to analyse complex situations and identify targeted knowledge translation strategies.
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