title: Knowledge Translation from Research to Clinical Practice: Measuring Participation of Children with Disabilities.
abstract: This knowledge translation project was conducted to increase occupational therapy practitioners' awareness of the importance of measuring participation of children with disabilities. The Knowledge to Action process framework (KTA framework) guided knowledge translation via a web-based seminar (webinar) to practitioners working with children and educators teaching in occupational therapy programs in South Korea. Two hundred and seventy six views of the webinar were recorded within a month and 15 practitioners and 13 educators completed the online evaluation survey. The participants indicated that the webinar helped them understand the participation concept and its associated measures and raised awareness of practitioners' current use of measurement and intervention that do not focus on participation of children with disabilities. This project led practitioners and educators to realize the importance of measuring participation of children with disabilities and contributes to inform the importance of knowledge translation science to facilitate the evidence-based practice.
authors.affiliation: a School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: Yunwha
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.affiliation: a School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Law
authors.affiliation: a School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: DeMatteo
authors.affiliation: a School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stratford
authors.affiliation: b College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Daegu University , Kyeongsan , South Korea.
authors.forename: Hwan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D019988:Children with Disabilities; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009788:Occupational Therapy; D056910:Republic of Korea; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical
keywords: Evidence-based practice; knowledge to Action framework; measure; participation; web-based seminar