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Level Of Knowledge Use Survey (LOKUS) instrument: Documenting knowledge use by stakeholders

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Lane, Joseph P.* | Stone, Vathsala I.

Affiliations: Center for Assistive Technology, University at Buffalo (SUNY), Amherst, NY, USA

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Joseph P. Lane, Center for Assistive Technology, University at Buffalo (SUNY), Amherst, NY, USA. Tel.: +1 716 204 8606, x211; Fax: +1 716 204 8610; E-mail:joelane@buffalo.edu

Keywords: Measurement, knowledge translation, level of use, knowledge uptake, non-awareness, awareness, interest, use, validated instrument, web-based, survey, stakeholders

DOI: 10.3233/TAD-160440

Journal: Technology and Disability, vol. 28, no. 1-2, pp. 13-18, 2016

Published: 12 August 2016
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Abstract

Sponsors and scholars engaged in applied technological R&D are increasingly challenged to demonstrate evidence that their project outputs are adopted by stakeholders outside of academia. Potential knowledge users in the Assistive Technology field include clinicians, consumers, manufacturers, policy makers and information brokers. This paper first summarizes prior work to create the LOKUS instrument, a web-based tool designed to survey the level of knowledge use by these stakeholders. It then explores the value of the instrument for measuring change in knowledge use over time.

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