Rehabilitation Researchers Learning Health Systems Needs Assessment Survey: An Updated Assessment of Research Competencies

IF 2 Q2 REHABILITATION

Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI:10.1016/j.arrct.2025.100492

Pamela M. Dunlap DPT, PhD , Kathleen M. Poploski DPT, MAS, PhD , Catherine A. Anderson PhD, LPC, CRC , Thiru M. Annaswamy MD, MA , Melissa A. Clark PhD , Peter C. Coyle DPT, PhD , Natalie F. Douglas PhD, CCC-SLP , Ann Marie Flores PT, PhD , Janet K. Freburger PT, PhD , Brian J. Hafner PhD , Ken J. Harwood PT, PhD , Jeanne M. Hoffman PhD , Adam R. Kinney PhD, OTR/L , Linda Resnik PT, PhD , Kristin Ressel MS , Margarite J. Whitten PhD , Christine M. McDonough PT, PhD

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Abstract

Objective

To use the updated Rehabilitation Researchers Learning Health Systems (LHS) Needs Assessment Survey for conducting a needs assessment and identify current knowledge and interest in LHS competencies among rehabilitation professionals.

Design

The anonymous, cross-sectional online survey included 70 competency items related to LHS research core competencies across 8 domains.

Setting

The respondents were recruited through the LHS Rehabilitation Research Network partners.

Participants

There were 637 respondents (N=637) who indicated interest and knowledge in LHS research competency items and completed at least 1 competency item or 1 demographic question.

Interventions

Not applicable.

Main Outcome Measures

Rehabilitation Researchers Learning Health Systems Needs Assessment Survey.

Results

The most common professions reported among respondents were physical therapy (24.5%), research (21.6%), and behavioral health (17.6%). The research questions and standards domain had the highest average proportion of respondents indicating “a lot” of interest (67.6%). The systems science domain had the highest average proportion of respondents indicating “none” or “some” knowledge (89%). Competency items that were of high interest and low knowledge were from the systems science, research methods and engagement, leadership, and research management, improvement and implementation, health and health care equity and justice, research questions and standards, and informatics domains.

Conclusions

In this updated needs assessment survey of LHS competencies among the rehabilitation community, we found that there was continued high interest across LHS domains, high current interest in health and health care equity and justice domain topics, and limited knowledge related to systems science domain competency items. The results of the survey identified new directions for learning opportunities as well as areas for continued engagement to work toward achieving proficiency in LHS competencies among rehabilitation researchers.

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康复研究人员学习卫生系统需要评估调查：研究能力的最新评估

目的利用更新的康复研究人员学习健康系统（LHS）需求评估调查进行需求评估，并确定当前康复专业人员对LHS能力的了解和兴趣。这项匿名、横断面的在线调查包含了与LHS研究核心能力相关的70个能力项目，涉及8个领域。调查对象是通过LHS康复研究网络合作伙伴招募的。637名受访者（N=637）表示对LHS研究胜任力项目感兴趣和了解，并完成至少1个胜任力项目或1个人口学问题。InterventionsNot适用。主要结果测量康复研究人员学习卫生系统需求评估调查。结果被调查者中最常见的职业是物理治疗（24.5%）、研究（21.6%）和行为健康（17.6%）。研究问题和标准领域的受访者表示“非常”感兴趣的平均比例最高（67.6%）。系统科学领域的受访者表示“没有”或“有”知识的平均比例最高（89%）。高兴趣和低知识的能力项目来自系统科学、研究方法和参与、领导和研究管理、改进和实施、健康和卫生保健公平和正义、研究问题和标准，以及信息学领域。结论在本次更新的康复社区LHS能力需求评估调查中，我们发现人们对LHS领域的兴趣仍然很高，目前对健康和卫生保健公平和正义领域主题的兴趣很高，而与系统科学领域能力项目相关的知识有限。调查的结果确定了学习机会的新方向，以及继续参与的领域，以实现康复研究人员对LHS能力的熟练掌握。

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