In the context of psychosocial oncology research, disseminating study findings to a range of knowledge "end-users" can advance the well-being of diverse patient subgroups and their families.
This article details how findings drawn from a study of prostate cancer support groups were repackaged in a knowledge translation website-www.prostatecancerhelpyourself.ubc.ca-using Web 2.0 features. Detailed are five lessons learned from developing the website: the importance of pitching a winning but feasible idea, keeping a focus on interactivity and minimizing text, negotiating with the supplier, building in formal pretests or a pilot test with end-users, and completing formative evaluations based on data collected through Google™ and YouTube™ Analytics. The details are shared to guide the e-knowledge translation efforts of other psychosocial oncology researchers and clinicians.
Written by:
Oliffe JL, Han CS, Lohan M, Bottorff JL. Are you the author?
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Reference: Am J Mens Health. 2014 Apr 8. Epub ahead of print.
doi: 10.1177/1557988314528238
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 24713522
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