week 9

Question 1

what is knowledge translation?

Answer 1

the activities involved in moving research from the laboratory, the research journal, and the academic conference into the hands of people and organizations who can put it to practical use

gaps between evidence and decision-making occur at all levels of health care, including those of patients, health care professionals and policy-makers.

knowledge translation involves using high-quality knowledge in processes of decision-making

Question 2

what is the knowledge-to-action framework?

Answer 2

a model for the promotion of the research’s application and the process of knowledge translation

Question 3

within academia, what must knowledge mobilization accomplish?

Answer 3

informs, advances and/or improves:
- research agendas
- theory and/or
- methods.

Question 4

beyond academia, what must knowledge mobilization accomplish?

Answer 4

informs:
- public debate
- policies and/or
- practice

enhances/improves services; and/or

informs the decisions and/or processes of people in business, government, the media, practitioner communities and civil society.

Question 5

what is cognitive reserve?

Answer 5

the association between important modifiable factors, known as CR proxies (i.e., educational attainment, occupational complexity, physical activity, social engagement, bilingualism, leisure activities, and Mediterranean diet), and different domains of cognitive function, which are affected either in the process of healthy aging or neurodegenerative diseases

Cognitive reserve, which comprises the compensatory changes in brain structure and function and is promote by several activities.

Question 6

what did the nun study mention about cognitive reserve?

Answer 6

even if you had complications in brain structure, it can be compensated for by building cognitive reserve

Question 7

describe how “brain-training” (cognitive interventions) is beneficial

Answer 7

brain-training programs promise to enhance and “rewire” the brain to make it better than ever.

in order to improve cognitive function, the aging brain must have plasticity—that is, the ability to change structure or function in a sustained manner in response to some type of external stimulation.

there is some evidence that the aging brain is malleable and that cognitive function can be facilitated through cognitive training or engagement in demanding tasks that provide a sustained cognitive challenge.