Knowledge translation program within the NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence (CRE) in frailty and healthy ageing

“We needed to find out what non-frail, pre-frail and frail older adults and various health care provider groups understand about frailty and frailty screening. Of particular interest is that often people see frailty as an inevitable consequence of ageing, something that when it occurs it cannot be rectified, and something they generally know very little about.”

- Kitson

Often people see frailty as an inevitable consequence of ageing, something that when it occurs, it cannot be rectified, and something they generally know very little about.

Goal

To promote the effective transfer of research findings about frailty screening and management into practice and policy.

Aims

Find out what non-frail, pre-frail, and frail older adults and various health care provider groups understand about frailty and frailty screening.
Develop a wide range of strategies to engage and inform the public, policy makers, and health care professionals about frailty.
To generate an understanding of how the complexities of transdisciplinary teamwork influence knowledge translation.

Researchers

From Flinders
Professor Alison Kitson
Dr Mandy Archibald
Dr Michael Lawless
Dr Alejandra Pinero de Plaza

Grant Details

NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence

Chief Investigator: Prof. Alison Kitson

Investigators: Dr. Mandy Archibald, Dr Michael Lawless, Dr Alejandra Pinero de Plaza

Commenced: 2017
Completion Due: 2021

Collaborators

University of Adelaide, Torrens University Australia, University of Sydney, Monash University, University of South Australia, Royal Adelaide Hospital

Project Partners

University of Milan, St Louis University, Dalhousie University, Council of the Ageing SA, SA Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG), Multicultural Aged Care South Australia (MACSA), Resthaven, Royal Australian College of General Practitioner, City of Unley, Aged and Communitt Services Australia, Office for Ageing Well in SA Health.