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Knowledge translation is the use of knowledge in health care decision making
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Objective To provide an overview of the science and practice of knowledge translation.Study design Narrative review outlining what knowledge translation is and a framework for its use.Results Knowledge translation is defined as the use of knowledge in practice and decision making by the public, patients, health care professionals, managers, and policy makers. Failures to use research evidence to inform decision making are apparent across all these key decision maker groups. There are several proposed theories and frameworks for achieving knowledge translation. A conceptual framework developed by Graham et al., termed the knowledge-to-action cycle, provides an approach that builds on the commonalities found in an assessment of planned action theories.Conclusions Review of the evidence base for the science and practice of knowledge translation has identified several gaps including the need to develop valid strategies for assessing the determinants of knowledge use and for evaluating sustainability of knowledge translation interventions.
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- Authors
- Straus, S. E., Tetroe, J. M., & Graham, I. D.
- Affiliations
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Straus, Sharon E.
- Venue
- Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2011-01
- Volume
- 64
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 6-10
- ISSN
- 0895-4356 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2086381401
- Cited by
- 383
- References
- 27
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- FWCI
- 16.33
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Policy Implementation Science
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Sciences Research and Education
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Keywords
- knowledge translation, knowledge-to-action cycle, healthcare decision-making, research utilization, health policy makers, healthcare workers
- MeSH terms
- Canada, Decision Making, Health Services Research, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Evidence-Based Medicine, Knowledge, Information Dissemination, Translational Research, Biomedical
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