TY - JOUR
T1 - Development and use of a knowledge translation tool
T2 - The rehabilitation measures database
AU - Moore, Jennifer L.
AU - Raad, Jason
AU - Ehrlich-Jones, Linda
AU - Heinemann, Allen W.
N1 - Funding Information:
Supported by the United States Department of Education , National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (grant no. H133B090024 ); and the Retirement Research Foundation .
PY - 2014/1
Y1 - 2014/1
N2 - Clinical translation of research evidence is a challenge for rehabilitation clinicians. Publicly accessible and free, online educational resources that summarize research evidence can support implementation of research evidence into practice. Several online resources have been developed recently to overcome common knowledge translation barriers. The Rehabilitation Measures Database (RMD) is a free, web-based searchable database of standardized instruments that was designed to support knowledge translation. It helps clinicians select valid and sensitive instruments for screening patients, monitoring progress, and assessing rehabilitation outcomes. The RMD was developed using feedback from focus groups and beta-test participants. Since its launch in 2011, RMD use has grown to an average of 1851 hits per day from 168 countries. As of September 2013, 202 instrument summaries are viewable in the RMD. Most summaries are linked to copies of the instrument or to purchase instructions. A challenge in updating and expanding the RMD is securing the resources to ensure its future. Collaborative relationships with professional associations and graduate programs in the health sciences are critical in sustaining this resource.
AB - Clinical translation of research evidence is a challenge for rehabilitation clinicians. Publicly accessible and free, online educational resources that summarize research evidence can support implementation of research evidence into practice. Several online resources have been developed recently to overcome common knowledge translation barriers. The Rehabilitation Measures Database (RMD) is a free, web-based searchable database of standardized instruments that was designed to support knowledge translation. It helps clinicians select valid and sensitive instruments for screening patients, monitoring progress, and assessing rehabilitation outcomes. The RMD was developed using feedback from focus groups and beta-test participants. Since its launch in 2011, RMD use has grown to an average of 1851 hits per day from 168 countries. As of September 2013, 202 instrument summaries are viewable in the RMD. Most summaries are linked to copies of the instrument or to purchase instructions. A challenge in updating and expanding the RMD is securing the resources to ensure its future. Collaborative relationships with professional associations and graduate programs in the health sciences are critical in sustaining this resource.
KW - Allied health occupations
KW - Information dissemination
KW - Outcomes assessment (health care)
KW - Rehabilitation
KW - Translational medical research
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U2 - 10.1016/j.apmr.2013.09.010
DO - 10.1016/j.apmr.2013.09.010
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 24076083
AN - SCOPUS:84891609421
SN - 0003-9993
VL - 95
SP - 197
EP - 202
JO - Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
JF - Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
IS - 1
ER -