Translating Research to Practice: Taking the Next Step to get Children Diagnosed with Cancer Moving

Most research-based physical activity (PA) interventions show that children diagnosed with cancer experience health- related benefits during the intervention period. However, translating these interventions into practice is uncommon. To better understand if/how researchers translate their PA interventions to practice, we identified 65 researchers who had published research manuscripts/conference abstracts detailing PA interventions for children with cancer. Most authors reported their PA intervention was not translated into practice due to financing constraints and low adherence rates during the study period. Of those who did translate, strategies to overcome commonly cited barriers were provided. We can conclude that PA interventions are rarely translated to practice, as doing so is resource-intensive and requires concerted efforts from multiple stakeholders. Findings underscore the complicated nature of knowledge translation and raise questions about whose responsibility it is to move evidence to practice