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What does it take to build sustainable intersectoral recreation initiatives? Learning from the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR)

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Pages 291-314 | Received 21 Jan 2018, Accepted 09 Oct 2018, Published online: 20 Jun 2019
 

ABSTRACT

The National Framework for Recreation in Canada states that collaboration across sectors is key to enabling recreation among Canadians. By applying an implementation science approach, through using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), factors contributing to the feasibility and sustainability of an intersectoral leisure education intervention named Steps to Connect were explored. After piloting the program, data collection and knowledge exchange informed by the CFIR were performed through facilitator debriefing interviews (n = 17 interviews with 8 facilitators), a facilitator focus group (n = 5), and a stakeholder engagement meeting (n = 7). The CFIR aided in elicitation and organization of information about the context and processes that were imperative to the redevelopment and sustainability of Steps to Connect. Findings confirmed both the importance of, and barriers to, intersectoral collaboration, prompting the suggestion of the need for the addition of intersectoral collaboration guidelines in the National Framework for Recreation.

RÉSUMÉ

Le Cadre stratégique pour le loisir au Canada indique que la collaboration intersectorielle est indispensable pour favoriser la pratique des loisirs par les Canadiens. L’application d’une approche scientifique d’implantation inspirée du Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (cadre consolidé pour la recherche sur la mise en œuvre) a permis d’étudier les facteurs contribuant à la faisabilité et à la durabilité d’une intervention intersectorielle de sensibilisation aux loisirs nommée « Steps to Connect ». À la suite d’un projet-pilote du programme, une collecte de données et un échange de connaissances éclairées par le CFIR ont été réalisés par le biais d’entretiens de compte rendu animés (n = 17 entretiens avec 8 animateurs), d’un groupe de discussion animée (n = 5) et d’une rencontre d’engagement des parties prenantes (n = 7). Le CFIR a permis de recueillir et d’organiser des informations sur le contexte et les processus indispensables au redéveloppement et à la pérennité de l’intervention « Steps to Connect ». Les résultats ont confirmé l’importance de la collaboration intersectorielle et dévoilé les obstacles auxquels celle-ci est confrontée, mettant ainsi en évidence la nécessité d’ajouter des directives sur la collaboration intersectorielle au Cadre stratégique pour le loisir au Canada

Acknowledgments

Thanks are extended to members of the project advisory committee, including Gord Tate and Debby Smith. Thanks too to Dr. Grace Warner for guiding earlier thinking about the project as well as Victoria Law and Catherine Droesbeck who were project staff.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Additional information

Funding

This work was supported by the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness [Regional Development Grant];Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation [Development Innovative Grant].

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