Characterizing Canadian funded partnered health research projects between 2011 and 2019: a retrospective analysis

Health Research Policy and Systems

Research

S. Michelle Driedger¹  Leah K. Crockett²  Kathryn M. Sibley²  Alexie J. Touchette³  Dawn Steliga³  Olivia Tefft³  Masood Khan³  Devashree Prabhu³  Ian D. Graham⁴  Heather L. Gainforth⁵ 

[1] Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada;Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada;Knowledge Translation, George & Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation, Winnipeg, MB, Canada;Knowledge Translation, George & Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation, Winnipeg, MB, Canada;School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada;Centre for Implementation Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada;School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada;International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada;

关键词: Research partnerships;    Integrated knowledge translation;    Community-based participatory research;    Action research;    Patient-oriented research;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12961-023-01046-x

 received in 2022-10-03, accepted in 2023-08-23,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Background and AimsInvolving research users in collaborative research approaches may increase the relevance and utility of research findings. Our primary objectives were to (i) identify and describe characteristics of Canadian federally and provincially funded health research projects that included research users and were funded between 2011 and 2019; (ii) explore changes over time; and (iii) compare characteristics between funder required and optional partnerships.MethodsRetrospective analysis. Inclusion criteria were projects that included research users. We analyzed publicly available project variables, and coded field and type of research using established classification systems. We summarized data with descriptive statistics and compared variables across three funding year blocks and partnership requirement status.ResultsWe identified 1153 partnered health research projects, representing 137 fields of research and 37 types of research categories. Most projects included a required partnership (80%) and fell into health and social care services research (66%). Project length and funding amount increased from average of 24.8 months and $266 248 CAD in 2011–2013 to 31.6 months and $438 766 CAD in 2017–2019. There were significantly fewer required partnerships in 2017–2019.ConclusionsBetween 2011 and 2019 Canadian federally and provincially funded partnered health research reflected primarily care services research across many fields. The observed breadth suggests that partnered health research approaches are applicable in many fields of research. Additional work to support partnered research across all types of health research (especially biomedical research) is warranted. The administration of larger grants that are funded for longer time periods may address previously identified concerns among research teams engaging in partnered research but may mean that fewer teams receive funding and risk delaying responding to time-sensitive data needs for users. Our process and findings can be used as a starting point for international comparison.

【 授权许可】

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© BioMed Central Ltd., part of Springer Nature 2023

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