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    Measuring health promotion research impact – What researchers think?

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    Authors
    Jancey, Jonine
    Burns, Sharyn
    Hendriks, Jacqui
    Pollard, Christina
    Tohatoa, Jennifer
    Hallett, Jonathan
    Date
    2020
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Jancey, J. and Burns, S. and Hendriks, J. and Pollard, C.M. and Tohatoa, J. and Hallett, J. 2020. Measuring health promotion research impact – What researchers think? Health Promotion Journal of Australia.
    Source Title
    Health Promotion Journal of Australia
    DOI
    10.1002/hpja.379
    ISSN
    1036-1073
    Faculty
    Faculty of Health Sciences
    School
    School of Public Health
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80401
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    © 2020 Australian Health Promotion Association

    Issues addressed: The significant investment in health research has resulted in an increased focus to determine suitable approaches to measure health promotion research impact. This research was undertaken at the request of a nationally competitive research organisation that funds health promotion research, to explore how Chief Investigators (CIs) on their funded projects understood research impact, its measurement and associated challenges.

    Methods: Participants were required to be or have been a CI on an Australian competitive research (exploratory or intervention) grant focussed on health promotion. The qualitative study used thematic analysis from one-on-one interviews. Themes were created and descriptive quotes were selected to illustrate the main findings.

    Results: The majority of participants were female (n = 13) working at a university (n = 13). Three themes emerged: a) defining health research impact; b) complexity and simplicity of measuring health research impact; c) challenges of measuring health research impact: i) differing language; ii) differing assessment; iii) attribution and timing; and iv) resourcing and skills. Conclusion: Researchers recognised that there are significant challenges in measuring the impact of health promotion research. The most significant factors identified by participants were the disciplinary background of the researchers undertaking the measurement, their skills and experience and the resources (including time) available to assess impact. So what?: Research impact assessment is complex, time consuming and requires specific skills to facilitate measurement of impact provision of funding for this activity in research grants and research impact training is required.

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