title: Translating knowledge directly to childbearing women: a study of Canadian women's preferences.
abstract: Knowledge translation has relied on research products that take years to disseminate, losing relevance for intended users. We used a mixed-methods approach to determine women's preferences for research results and format, intention to share results, and potential benefits. We sampled healthy, pregnant women who completed survey data during their third trimesters and wanted access to results. Mothers preferred results about sleep, fears, and anxieties during later pregnancy to benefit from reassurance that their experiences were shared. Women mostly intended to share results with their social networks. Organizational contacts increased dissemination of the women's preferred information to nonstudy participants.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. wendy.hall@nursing.ubc.ca
authors.forename: Wendy A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Judy C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Bandsmer
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gregg
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ebbehoj
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002170:Canada; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods; D020407:Internet; D019359:Knowledge; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D057240:Patient Preference; D011247:Pregnancy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D037841:Pregnant People / Q000523:psychology*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012944:Social Support; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical; D055815:Young Adult