Table 1 Operational terms and definitions
Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Integrated knowledge translation | “A model of collaborative research, where researchers work with knowledge users who identify a problem and have the authority to implement the research recommendations” [2] |
Research partnerships | “Individuals, groups, or organizations engaged in collaborative research activity involving at least one researcher (e.g., individual affiliated with an academic institution) and any stakeholder actively engaged in any part of the research process (e.g., decision or policy-maker, health care administrator or leader, community agency, charities, network, patients, lived experience advisor, etc.)” [144] |
Approaches | The IKT and research partnership activities that comprise or promote collaboration in the research process |
Barrier | “A circumstance or obstacle that keeps people or things apart or prevents communication or progress” [145] |
Facilitator | “Someone or something that facilitates (to make easier)” [146] |