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Informed Adaptations of a Strength-Training Program through a Research–Practice Partnership

Overview of attention for article published in Frontiers in Public Health, March 2018
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Title
Informed Adaptations of a Strength-Training Program through a Research–Practice Partnership
Published in
Frontiers in Public Health, March 2018
DOI 10.3389/fpubh.2018.00058
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Authors

Meghan L. Wilson, Thomas E. Strayer, Rebecca Davis, Samantha M. Harden

Abstract

Efficacy and effectiveness data for strength-training programs targeting older adults have been well established, but it is evident that they are not translated within practice-based settings to have a public health impact, as most (~90%) older adults are not meeting strength-training recommendations. Strength-training interventions developed, delivered, and evaluated in highly controlled settings (e.g., eligibility requirements, certified instructor, etc.) may not reflect real-world needs. One strategy to improve these outcomes is to work through an integrated research-practice partnership (IRPP) to plan and evaluate an intervention to better fit within the intended delivery system. The purpose of this study was to describe the IRPP method by which academic and practice representatives can partner to select and adapt a best-fit strength-training program for older adults. This work was planned and evaluated using the reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, and maintenance framework, applying the AIM dimensions to complement the methodology of the partnership. In this pragmatic work, members of the IRPP adapted the evidence-based program, Stay Strong, Stay Healthy (SSSH) into a new program, Lifelong Improvements through Fitness Together (LIFT). Of the health educators who agreed to be randomized to deliver LIFT or SSSH (N = 9), five were randomized to SSSH and four were randomized to deliver LIFT. Fifty percent of educators randomized to SSSH delivered the program, whereas 80% of the health educators randomized to LIFT delivered the program. The health educators deemed LIFT more suitable for delivery than SSSH, self-reported high rates of fidelity in program delivery, and intended on delivering the program in the following year. In conclusion, this study provides transparent methods for using an IRPP to adapt an intervention as well as preliminary outcomes related to adoption, implementation, and maintenance.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 37 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 5 14%
Student > Doctoral Student 5 14%
Student > Bachelor 4 11%
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 11%
Student > Master 4 11%
Other 6 16%
Unknown 9 24%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 6 16%
Sports and Recreations 4 11%
Medicine and Dentistry 3 8%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 5%
Environmental Science 2 5%
Other 5 14%
Unknown 15 41%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 05 March 2018.
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#7,002,244
of 23,577,761 outputs
Outputs from Frontiers in Public Health
#2,357
of 11,267 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#119,865
of 332,671 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Frontiers in Public Health
#56
of 114 outputs
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