Journal article
Toward the Data-Driven Dissemination of Findings From Psychological Science
The American psychologist, Vol.75(8), pp.1052-1066
Nov 2020
PMID: 33252944
Featured in Collection : UN Sustainable Development Goals @ Drexel
Abstract
The public health impact of psychological science is maximized when it is disseminated clearly and compellingly to audiences who can act on it. Dissemination research can generate knowledge to help achieve this, but dissemination is understudied in the field of implementation science. As a consequence, the designs of dissemination strategies are typically driven by anecdote, not evidence, and are often ineffective. We address this issue by synthesizing key theory and findings from consumer psychology and detailing a novel research approach for "data-driven dissemination." The approach has 3 parts: (a) formative audience research, which characterizes an audience's awareness about, adoption of, and attitudes toward an intervention, as well as preferences for receiving information about it; (b) audience segmentation research, which identifies meaningful subgroups within an audience to inform the tailoring of dissemination strategies; and (c) dissemination effectiveness research, which determines the strategies that are most effective. This approach is then illustrated using the dissemination of the American Psychological Association's (APA, 2017) Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Adults as a case study. Data are presented from a 2018-2019 survey of licensed APA-member psychologists who treat adults with PTSD (n = 407, response rate = 29.8%). We present survey findings on awareness about, attitudes toward, and adoption of the guideline and find significant differences across these domains between psychologists who do and do not regularly use clinical practice guidelines. We conclude by discussing future directions to advance dissemination research and practice.
Public Significance Statement
Dissemination is understudied in the field of implementation science and there is little guidance about how dissemination research should be conducted. As a consequence, the designs of dissemination strategies are typically driven by anecdote, not evidence. We address this issue by detailing a 3-part research approach for "data-driven dissemination."
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- Title
- Toward the Data-Driven Dissemination of Findings From Psychological Science
- Creators
- Jonathan Purtle - Drexel UniversityJacob S Marzalik - American Psychological AssociationRaquel W Halfond - American Psychological AssociationLynn F Bufka - American Psychological AssociationBethany A Teachman - University of VirginiaGregory A Aarons - University of California, San Diego
- Contributors
- Shannon Wiltsey Stirman (Editor)Anne E Kazak (Editor)Rinad S Beidas (Editor)
- Publication Details
- The American psychologist, Vol.75(8), pp.1052-1066
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy
- Identifiers
- 991019168037604721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology, Multidisciplinary