A proposal to speed translation of healthcare research into practice: dramatic change is needed

Rodger Kessler; Russell E Glasgow

doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2011.02.023

A proposal to speed translation of healthcare research into practice: dramatic change is needed

Am J Prev Med. 2011 Jun;40(6):637-44. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2011.02.023.

Authors

Rodger Kessler¹, Russell E Glasgow

Affiliation

¹ College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA. rodger.kessler@uvm.edu

PMID: 21565657
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2011.02.023

Abstract

Efficacy trials have generated interventions to improve health behaviors and biomarkers. However, these efforts have had limited impact on practice and policy. It is suggested that key methodologic and contextual issues have contributed to this state of affairs. Current research paradigms generally have not provided the answers needed for more probable and more rapid translation. A major shift is proposed to produce research with more rapid clinical, public health, and policy impact.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Biomarkers / metabolism
Health Behavior
Humans
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / methods
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / trends*
Research / trends*
Research Design
Time Factors
Translational Research, Biomedical / methods
Translational Research, Biomedical / trends*

Substances

Biomarkers