Open AccessImplementation Research in Community Based Rehabilitation
Author(s) -
Wesam Darawsheh,
Sawsan Tabbaa
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
research in health science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2470-6213
pISSN - 2470-6205
DOI - 10.22158/rhs.v4n3p237
Subject(s) - community based rehabilitation , general partnership , empowerment , accountability , rehabilitation , inclusion (mineral) , psychological intervention , field (mathematics) , sociology , public relations , management science , psychology , knowledge management , engineering ethics , nursing , computer science , political science , medicine , engineering , social science , mathematics , pure mathematics , law , neuroscience
Implementation research (IR) is a non-traditional methodology of research that enables the examination of application of multiple interventions within the complexities of the real-world, and the generation of solutions for emergent needs, especially in countries of low-moderate income. Community-based rehabilitation (CBR) is an evolving field of practice that lacks research traditions. Evidence guiding the practice of healthcare professionals in CBR and supporting its implementation is fragmented. A review of the literature was conducted to identify research studies pertinent to the employment of IR in CBR. This paper demonstrates that the principles of IR resonate with the principles of inclusion, equality, empowerment and partnership of CBR. It also posits that IR can serve as a research tradition to underpin and guide the conduction of research studies in CBR, and to provide the necessary evidence to support its accountability.