title: Assessing the research use and needs of organizations promoting healthy living for adults with disabilities.
abstract: The uptake of research in community-based organizations (CBOs) is low and still unknown in CBOs that promote active and healthy living in adults with a disability. Using the knowledge to action framework, the objectives of this study were to determine if a gap exists regarding the use of research in CBOs, to learn about the preferred method to receive/read research evidence and to identify the barriers and facilitators of research use. Sixty-two employees of CBOs answered an online questionnaire. A research use gap was found as only 53 % of employees indicated they often or always use research. Conferences, emails and short research summaries were the favoured method of receiving/reading research information. Education, time and financial resources were important barriers to research use, while attitudes, intentions and self-efficacy were facilitators. More efforts are needed to develop tools to help CBOs use research.
authors.affiliation: School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, 28 Division Street, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6 Canada ; Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, 475 Pine Avenue W, Montreal, QC H2W 1S4 Canada.
authors.forename: Shane N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Sweet
authors.affiliation: School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, 28 Division Street, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6 Canada.
authors.forename: Amy E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Latimer-Cheung
authors.affiliation: Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability, 720 Belfast Road, Suite 104, Ottawa, Ontario K1G 0Z5 Canada.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bourne
authors.affiliation: McMaster University, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1 Canada.
authors.forename: Kathleen A Martin
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Ginis
keywords: Community-based organizations; Knowledge translation; Research use; Theory of planned behaviour