Exploring how knowledge translation can improve sustainability of community-based health initiatives for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities

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Study explored how knowledge translation (KT) can be used to help sustain community-based health initiatives (CBHI) for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). CBHI play an important role in maintaining the health, function, and participation of people with IDD living in the community. However, implementation and long-term sustainability of CBHI is challenging. The Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services (PARiHS) is a KT framework that is particularly relevant to IDD research as it identifies the barriers and facilitators of implementation and action plans. The framework examines the interplay between three key elements, evidence, context, and facilitation, and the effect of these elements on successful research implementation. The PARiHS framework provides a foundation for understanding how KT can be used to aid the implementation and sustainability of CBHI for people with IDD.

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