Designing for Dissemination Among Public Health Researchers: Findings From a National Survey in the United States

We have described the practice of designing for dissemination among researchers in the United States with the intent of identifying gaps and areas for improvement. In 2012, we conducted a cross-sectional study of 266 researchers using a search of the top 12 public health journals in PubMed and lists...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 2013-09, Vol.103 (9), p.1693-1699
Main Authors: BROWNSON, Ross C, JACOBS, Julie A, TABAK, Rachel G, HOEHNER, Christine M, STAMATAKIS, Katherine A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Communication
Community Health
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disease control
Epidemiology
General aspects
Health care
Humans
Information Dissemination - methods
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Prevention
Public health
Public Health - manpower
Public Health - methods
Public Health - statistics & numerical data
Public Health Practice
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Questionnaires
Research and Practice
Research Personnel - organization & administration
Research Personnel - statistics & numerical data
Researchers
Response rates
Stakeholders
Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States
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Summary:We have described the practice of designing for dissemination among researchers in the United States with the intent of identifying gaps and areas for improvement. In 2012, we conducted a cross-sectional study of 266 researchers using a search of the top 12 public health journals in PubMed and lists available from government-sponsored research. The sample involved scientists at universities, the National Institutes of Health, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. In the pooled sample, 73% of respondents estimated they spent less than 10% of their time on dissemination. About half of respondents (53%) had a person or team in their unit dedicated to dissemination. Seventeen percent of all respondents used a framework or theory to plan their dissemination activities. One third of respondents (34%) always or usually involved stakeholders in the research process. The current data and the existing literature suggest considerable room for improvement in designing for dissemination.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2012.301165