Table 5 Trainee-reported facilitators of IKT
COM-B component | TDF Version 2 [148] 14 Domains (definition) | Themes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
Capability | Knowledge (An awareness of the existence of something) | Education/coursework on research partnerships | Individual |
Skills (An ability or proficiency acquired through practice) | Facilitation skills Use of clear and common language Trainee’s reactivity and problem-solving skills | ||
Behavioural regulation (Anything aimed at managing or changing objectively observed or measured actions) | Trainee’s flexibility and reflexivity Adapting expectations Project adaptability Fluidity between knowledge user and academia Self-reflection | ||
Motivation | Social/professional role and identity (A coherent set of behaviours and displayed personal qualities of an individual in a social or work setting) | Trainee as an insider Pre-existing relationship with knowledge user Previous experience in the field (e.g., clinical background) Ongoing efforts to maintain meaningful relationship Trainees view themselves as a “facilitator” | Individual, interpersonal |
Goals (Mental representations of outcomes or end states that an individual wants to achieve) | Setting common goals early when doing research and setting goals in knowledge user meetings Clear plan Memorandum of understanding (MOU) Planned agendas | ||
Opportunity | Environmental context and resources (Any circumstance of a person’s situation or environment that discourages or encourages the development of skills and abilities, independence, social competence and adaptive behaviour) | Financial resources Academic resources Time/scheduling to support partnership Person and environment interaction Straddle both environments (i.e., community, institution, hospital) | Interpersonal, organizational |
Social influences (Those interpersonal processes that can cause individuals to change their thoughts, feelings or behaviours) | Trusting relationship and creating safe place for partnership Team transparency Respect for diverse perspective Existing relationship and/or partnership Supportive group dynamics Knowledge users who support the research Partners’ aligned interest with the research IKT expert support Supervisors and committee members | Interpersonal, organizational |