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Introduction: Many Knowledge Translation (KT) networks have been set up to support the improvement of research-based practices. However despite the deployment of KT networks, there is little empirical data on how they work. The Réseau national d’expertise en trouble du spectre de l’autisme (RNETSA) is the result of a ministerial initiative.

Access to breast cancer screening programs for women with disabilities.

Background: The goal of this study was to identify measures to facilitate access to the Quebec Breast Cancer Screening Program for women with activity limitations, considering the barriers to screening uptake in that population.

Methods: The study was carried out in three stages. First, 124 semi-structured interviews were conducted in five regions of Quebec with five groups of key informants.

Conception of wellness in families with a diabetic child.

Focusing on wellness and adopting perspectives from positive and perceptual psychology, perceptions about health and illness were studied in 55 families with diabetic children, their siblings (8-17 years old) and mothers. Individual interviews were conducted on definitions of wellness, rationale for children's self-evaluation of wellness, consequences of wellness and definition of diabetes. Content analysis revealed that respondents have a comprehensive definition of wellness focusing on adaptation and performance.