Matthew Leach|Basil P. Tucker
Current Understandings of the Research–Practice Gap From the Viewpoint of Complementary Medicine Academics: A Mixed-Method Investigation
University of South Australia|University of South Australia
research plays important role advancing health healthcare however much research evidence reflected contemporary complementary alternative medicine cam practice understanding addressing reasons researchpractice gap may positive implications quality careto shed light gap research cam practicedescriptive crosssectional mixedmethod studya total 126 senior cam academics across australasia europe uk north americaparticipants completed 30item online survey semistructured interview explored researchpractice gap cama total 43 34 academics completed survey 29 67 respondents undergoing interview general agreement among respondents cam research informed practice practice informed research however agreed reflect current situation translational issues perceived primary reason researchpractice gap cam suggested strategies closing gap focussed mostly around improving cam studentpractitioner education training researcherpractitioner engagement collaborationstudy findings point toward presence researchpractice gap cam several factors likely instrumental sustaining gap attention needs focus understanding views cam clinicians issue insights gained research help inform development multimodal strategy effectively target barriers change order bring cam research practice closer together