TY - JOUR
T1 - Implementation of a tool to enhance evidence-informed decision making in public health
T2 - Identifying barriers and facilitating factors
AU - Van Der Heide, Iris
AU - Van Der Noordt, Maaike
AU - Proper, Karin I.
AU - Schoemaker, Casper
AU - Van Den Berg, Matthijs
AU - Hamberg-van Reenen, Heleen H.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Policy Press 2016.
PY - 2016/5
Y1 - 2016/5
N2 - One of the barriers regarding evidence-informed decision making is the gap between the needs of policy makers and the ways researchers present evidence. This pilot study evaluates the barriers and facilitators to the implementation of a tool to enhance transparent and unambiguous communication on scientific evidence by knowledge workers. Therefore, mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative) were applied. The results indicate that to promote successful implementation of such a tool, efforts should be undertaken to provide time and guidance on how to adapt routines and on how to apply the tool to various products.
AB - One of the barriers regarding evidence-informed decision making is the gap between the needs of policy makers and the ways researchers present evidence. This pilot study evaluates the barriers and facilitators to the implementation of a tool to enhance transparent and unambiguous communication on scientific evidence by knowledge workers. Therefore, mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative) were applied. The results indicate that to promote successful implementation of such a tool, efforts should be undertaken to provide time and guidance on how to adapt routines and on how to apply the tool to various products.
KW - Evidence-informed decision making
KW - Knowledge translation
KW - Mixed methods
KW - Public health
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84973163976&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1332/174426415X14356748943723
DO - 10.1332/174426415X14356748943723
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84973163976
SN - 1744-2648
VL - 12
SP - 183
EP - 197
JO - Evidence and Policy
JF - Evidence and Policy
IS - 2
ER -