• Christina M Armstrong, Robert P Ciulla, Suzanne A Williams, and Logan J Micheel.
• Connected Health Branch, Defense Health Agency, U.S. Department of Defense, 9933 West Hayes Street, Box 339500 MS 34, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA 98433-9500.
• Mil Med. 2020 Jan 7; 185 (Suppl 1): 526-535.

IntroductionThe study's objectives were to improve providers' knowledge of mobile health core competencies; increase providers' knowledge and clinical use of the Virtual Hope Box (VHB) mobile app as an evidence-based treatment tool; and test elements of a structured knowledge translation paradigm.Materials And Methodsknowledge translation best practices were integrated into a training workshop with the goal to increase provider adoption of the VHB. Providers were trained at three sites and provided feedback before the training, post-training, and at 3, 6, and 12 months following the training.ResultsPretraining, <22% of respondents indicated that they had used the VHB in clinical practice; post-training, 89% of respondents reported their intent to use the VHB. At 3 and 6 months, 82% of evaluation respondents indicated actual use of the VHB.ConclusionsUsing a public-facing technology, this study successfully integrated knowledge translation methods within an existing provider training program. Implementation planning should be deliberate and consider a target site's capacity for new ideas and potential adoption barriers. Lessons learned have implications for future efforts to bridge the gap between research and practice in improving the quality and impact of clinical care.© Association of Military Surgeons of the United States 2020. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.

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