A New Framework and Practice Center for Adapting, Translating, and Scaling Evidence-Based Health/Wellness Programs for People With Disabilities

This article describes a knowledge-to-practice framework housed in a national resource and practice center that will support therapists and other rehabilitation professionals in building and maintaining a database of successful health/wellness guidelines, recommendations, and adaptations to promote community health inclusion for people with disabilities. A framework was developed in the National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD) to systematically build and advance the evidence base of health/wellness programs, practices, and services applicable to people with disabilities. N-KATS (NCHPAD Knowledge Adaptation, Translation, and Scale-up) has 4 sequencing strategies: strategy 1—new evidence- and practice-based knowledge is collected and adapted for the local context (ie, community); strategy 2—customized resources are effectively disseminated to key stakeholders including rehabilitation professionals with appropriate training tools; strategy 3—NCHPAD staff serve as facilitators assisting key stakeholders in implementing recommendations; strategy 4—successful elements of practice (eg, guideline, recommendation, adaptation) are archived and scaled to other rehabilitation providers. The N-KATS framework supports the role of rehabilitation professionals as knowledge brokers, facilitators, and users in a collaborative, dynamic structure that will grow and be sustained over time through the NCHPAD. Video abstract available for additional insights fro...
Source: Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy - Category: Physiotherapy Tags: Special Interest Articles Source Type: research