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Current understandings of the research-practice gap from the viewpoint of complementary medicine academics: a mixed-method investigation

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dc.contributor.authorLeach, M.J.
dc.contributor.authorTucker, B.
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractResearch plays an important role in advancing health and health care. However, much research evidence is not reflected in contemporary complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practice. Understanding and addressing the reasons for this research-practice gap may have positive implications for quality of care. To shed light on the gap between research and CAM practice. Descriptive cross-sectional, mixed-method study 126 senior CAM academics across Australasia, Europe, UK and North America. Participants completed a 30-item online survey and a semi-structured interview; both of which explored the research-practice gap in CAM Forty-three (34%) academics completed the survey, with 29 (67%) respondents undergoing an interview. There was general agreement among respondents that CAM research should be informed by practice, and practice informed by research; however, most agreed that this did not reflect the current situation. Translational issues were perceived to be the primary reason for the research-practice gap in CAM. Suggested strategies for closing the gap focussed mostly around improving CAM student/practitioner education and training, and researcher-practitioner engagement and collaboration. Study findings point toward the presence of a research-practice gap in CAM, with several factors likely to be instrumental in sustaining this gap. Attention now needs to focus on understanding the views of CAM clinicians on this issue. Insights gained from this research will help inform the development of a multi-modal strategy that will effectively target the barriers to change in order to bring CAM research and practice closer together.
dc.identifier.citationExplore, 2017; 13(1):53-61
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.explore.2016.10.005
dc.identifier.issn1550-8307
dc.identifier.issn1878-7541
dc.identifier.orcidLeach, M.J. [0000-0003-3133-1913]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/122316
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsCopyright 2017 Elsevier Inc. Access Condition Notes: postprint will be available after 1 November 2017
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2016.10.005
dc.subjectcomplementary and alternative medicine
dc.subjectevidence-based practice
dc.subjectmixed-method research
dc.subjectresearch-practice gap
dc.subjecttranslation
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectComplementary Therapies
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subjectAttitude
dc.subjectBiomedical Research
dc.subjectHealth Personnel
dc.subjectResearch Personnel
dc.subjectSurveys and Questionnaires
dc.subjectProfessional Practice Gaps
dc.subjectTranslational Research, Biomedical
dc.titleCurrent understandings of the research-practice gap from the viewpoint of complementary medicine academics: a mixed-method investigation
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished
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