BACKGROUND Integrated knowledge translation describes the process of partnered research between different stakeholders with the goal of producing research that ultimately achieves a greater impact when put into practice. A better understanding of research partnerships and integrated knowledge translation has implications for future partnerships and collaborative initiatives in practice. Our research describes and expands upon previous work done to identify barriers and attitudes toward collaboration in the context of research funding opportunities that required researcher-knowledge-user partnerships. METHODS A survey was sent out to researchers funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and knowledge-users who worked collaboratively on their research projects. There were two mirror versions of the survey, one for researchers and one for knowledge-users. Descriptive statistics, χ2 analysis and Mann-Whitney U analysis were used to understand the processes, barriers, perceived impact and sustainability of the partnerships. RESULTS The results revealed that, although there were differences in the roles of researchers and knowledge-users, both groups felt very positive towards their partnerships. Some of the barriers identified as inhibiting effective partnerships were resource constraints (funding/time) and differences in contribution and involvement amongst team members. Despite these barriers, both researchers and knowledge-users felt that the partnership was not only sustainable, but also helped create an impact. CONCLUSIONS Our results provide useful information for funding agencies launching opportunities requiring or encouraging collaborative research projects between researchers and knowledge-users.

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卫生合作研究伙伴关系：对研究人员和知识用户的态度和看法的调查。

背景技术综合知识翻译描述了不同利益相关者之间的合作研究过程，其目的是进行研究，最终在实践中产生更大的影响。对研究伙伴关系和集成知识翻译的更好理解对实践中未来的伙伴关系和协作计划具有影响。我们的研究描述并扩展了先前的工作，这些工作是在需要研究者，知识用户之间的合作的研究资金机会的背景下确定合作的障碍和态度的。方法向加拿大卫生研究所资助的研究人员和在其研究项目中进行合作的知识用户发送了一项调查。该调查有两个镜像版本，一种用于研究人员，另一种用于知识用户。描述性统计，χ2分析和Mann-Whitney U分析用于了解合作伙伴关系的过程，障碍，感知的影响和可持续性。结果结果表明，尽管研究人员和知识使用者的角色有所不同，但两个团体都对他们的伙伴关系感到非常积极。被确定为阻碍有效伙伴关系的一些障碍包括资源限制（资金/时间）以及团队成员之间的贡献和参与差异。尽管存在这些障碍，研究人员和知识使用者都认为这种伙伴关系不仅可持续，而且还有助于产生影响。