Table 3 Dissemination process constructs, suggested definition, frequency of construct across frameworks, and other names in the literature
From: A scoping review of frameworks in empirical studies and a review of dissemination frameworks
Dissemination process | Suggested definition | Frequency of constructs | Other names in the literature |
|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge inquiry | Inquiry about the knowledge gap: examine what is known, who to approach, how to approach, why to approach stakeholders to achieve the change in the context. | 6 | Knowledge inquiry |
Knowledge synthesis | Synthesizing the information to help make sense of the relevant knowledge. | 5 | Knowledge synthesis |
Communication | The process of creating and sharing information with others. To distinguish communication from interaction, we conceptualize communication as a one-way communication from researchers to the audience. | 3 | Communication |
Interaction | The process where there is an interaction and exchange of information between researchers and the audience. | 7 | Interaction |
Persuading | The process of proactively communicating the information, including adding components such as quality gap and value added to the information. | 2 | Persuading |
Activation | When the audience starts to act based on the information received. | 2 | Activation |
Research transfer | When the information received becomes independent of the agent and is transferred to the audience; that is, the receiver interprets the message, draws a connection between the message and previous knowledge, and attaches meaning to the message to adopt it or reject it. | 5 | Research transfer, the innovation-decision process, diffusion |