@article{ref1,
title="Dissemination and implementation research for occupational safety and health",
journal="Occupational health science",
year="2017",
author="Dugan, Alicia G. and Punnett, Laura",
volume="1",
number="1-2",
pages="29-45",
abstract="The translation of evidence-based health innovations into real-world practice is both incomplete and exceedingly slow. This represents a poor return on research investment dollars for the general public. U.S. funders of health sciences research (e.g., NIH, CDC, NIOSH) are increasingly calling for dissemination plans, and to a lesser extent for dissemination and implementation (D&I) research, which are studies that examine the effectiveness of D&I efforts and strategies and the predictors of D&I success. For example, rather than merely broadcasting information about a preventable hazard, D&I research in occupational safety and health (OSH) might examine how employers or practitioners are most likely to receive and act upon that information. We propose here that D&I research should be seen as a dedicated and necessary area of study within OSH, as a way to generate new knowledge that can bridge the research-to-practice gap. We present D&I concepts, frameworks, and examples that can increase the capacity of OSH professionals to conduct D&I research and accelerate the translation of research findings into meaningful everyday practice to improve worker safety and health.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2367-0134",
doi="10.1007/s41542-017-0006-0",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41542-017-0006-0"
}