Comparison of Research Framing Preferences and Information Use of State Legislators and Advocates Involved in Cancer Control, United States, 2012–2013

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Morshed, Alexandra B. ; Dodson, Elizabeth A. ; Tabak, Rachel G. ; Brownson, Ross C.
• Description:
  Introduction
  
  Evidence-based policy plays an important role in prevention of cancer and other chronic diseases. The needs of actors involved in policy decision-making should inform knowledge translation strategies. This study examines the differences between state legislators and advocates in how they seek and use information and what their preferences are for how research information is framed.
  
  Methods
  
  We conducted a cross-sectional comparison of survey responses by US advocates (n = 77) and state legislators (n = 265) working on issues related to cancer control.
  
  Results
  
  Advocates differed significantly from legislators on all demographic characteristics. Advocates reported seeking and using information more frequently than legislators, though legislators used legislative research bureaus more often (0.45 point difference, P = .004). Both legislators and advocates prioritized the presentation and timeliness of research information similarly but reported different preferences for source (information bias, information relevance, delivery of information by trusted person) of research information. Several differences between advocates and legislators were modified by participant age.
  
  Conclusion
  
  Our study provides insights for development of knowledge translation strategies to enhance evidence-based policy making for cancer control that are tailored to state-level legislators and advocates. Additional research efforts should evaluate the effectiveness of such knowledge translation strategies, particularly among advocates.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Biomedical Research Communication Data Collection Female Health Policy Humans Information Seeking Behavior Male Neoplasms Policy Making Politics Public Health

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• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 14.
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd14.160292
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  28152363
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5303654
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  KL2 TR000450/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States ; P30 DK092950/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States ; R25 CA171994/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; UL1 TR000448/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  14
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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