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 healthrelated
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.