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Abstract
Background: Transdisciplinary research and knowledge translation are increasingly regarded as key concepts underpinning applied research across the health and social sciences, due to their presumed potential in addressing complex, “wicked” problems and improving the use of research in practice and policy, respectively. Despite sharing an impact mandate, the relationship between transdisciplinary research collaboration and knowledge translation remains unclear. In response, we examined the relationship between transdisciplinary collaboration and knowledge translation to generate these understandings with a view towards maximizing the impact of collaborative efforts.
Methods: We undertook a realist evaluation and longitudinal case study of a 5-year National Health and Medical Research Council-funded Centre of Research Excellence in Transdisciplinary Frailty Research. Data were collected between February 2017 and March 2020 over three rounds of theory development, refinement and testing using interviews, observation, document review and visual elicitation as data sources. The Human Research Ethics Commit- tee of the University of Adelaide approved this study.
Results: Iterative analysis of narrative interviews and visual data led to the development of three overarching programme theories explicating the reciprocal relationship between KT understandings and transdisciplinary team process. These programme theories revolve around the concept of a network, which we define in alignment with extant theoretical literature on network mechanisms and complex networks as graphically representable networks of agents/people (nodes) joined by social relationships (links). Our findings demonstrate that under the right contextual conditions, transdisciplinary team members respond through an improved ability to (1) navigate the network, (2) negotiate the network and (3) mobilize the network.
Conclusions: This research demonstrates the reciprocity and mutually supportive relationship between transdisciplinary research and knowledge translation. Our findings suggest that embedding a collaborative knowledge translation framework and providing resources such as facilitation and distributed leadership within a transdisciplinary team can improve collaboration and support transdisciplinary research objectives.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 20 |
Number of pages | 24 |
Journal | Health Research Policy and Systems |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 21 Mar 2023 |
Keywords
- Transdisciplinary
- Knowledge translation
- Translational medical research
- Collaboration
- Realist evaluation
- Case study
- Qualitative research
- Mixed methods
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CSIRO On Prime Innovation Reward 2024
Pinero de Plaza, M. A. (Recipient), Marmolejo Ramos, F. (Recipient) & Morton, E. (Recipient), 20 Nov 2024
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Recognition: Top Cited Article in Nursing Philosophy
Tieu, M. (Recipient), Mudd, A. (Recipient), Conroy, T. (Recipient), Pinero de Plaza, M. A. (Recipient) & Kitson, A. (Recipient), Dec 2023
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Winner of the GEM (Going the Extra Mile) Staff Recognition Award
Pinero de Plaza, M. A. (Recipient), 19 Apr 2024
Prize: Other distinction
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PROLIFERATE_AI: Leading the Future of Innovation with AI, Predictive Modelling, and Ethical User-Centred Design
Pinero de Plaza, M. A. (Consultant), Marmolejo Ramos, F. (Consultant), Lambrakis, K. (Advisor), Beleigoli, A. (Consultant), Morton, E. (Consultant), Archibald, M. (Advisor), Lawless, M. (Advisor), McMillan, P. (Advisor), Ambagtsheer, R. C. (Advisor), Mudd, A. (Consultant), Yadav, L. (Consultant), Clark, R. (Advisor), Visvanathan, R. (Advisor), Chipchase, L. (Advisor), Jacobs, D. (Advisor), Hendriks, J. (Consultant), Javier Barrera Causil, C. (Consultant), Chew, D. (Advisor) & Kitson, A. (Consultant)
2024 → 2045Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy
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How can research, advocacy, and innovation come together to improve digital health for better care?
Pinero de Plaza, M. A. (Speaker)
23 May 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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The Caring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia: Seminar Series on Knowledge Exchange
Pinero de Plaza, M. A. (Speaker), Joseph, R. (Speaker) & Omoya, O. (Speaker)
17 Oct 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Freeing transdisciplinarity from the project straightjacket: reframing the problem
Romera, A. J., Bratman, E. Z., Pinero de Plaza, M. A., Descalzo, A. M. & Ghneim-Herrera, T., 14 Apr 2025, In: Social Sciences and Humanities Open. 11, 9 p., 101483.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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From Utility to Meaning: Reframing Health System Evaluation through Multilevel, Predictive and Biographical Models
Pinero de Plaza, D. M. A., 9 Apr 2025, In: Springer Nature - Research Community.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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Human-centred AI for emergency cardiac care: Evaluating RAPIDx AI with PROLIFERATE_AI
Pinero de Plaza, M. A., Lambrakis, K., Marmolejo-Ramos, F., Beleigoli, A., Archibald, M., Yadav, L., McMillan, P., Clark, R., Lawless, M., Morton, E., Hendriks, J., Kitson, A., Visvanathan, R., Chew, D. P. & Barrera Causil, C. J., Apr 2025, In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS. 196, 10 p., 105810.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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