Barriers, facilitators, strategies and outcomes to engaging policymakers, healthcare managers and policy analysts in knowledge synthesis: a scoping review protocol
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Introduction: Engaging policymakers, healthcare managers and policy analysts in the conduct of knowledge synthesis can help increase its impact. This is particularly important for knowledge synthesis studies commissioned by decision-makers with limited timelines, as well as reviews of health policy and systems research. A scoping review will be conducted to assess barriers, facilitators, strategies and outcomes of engaging these individuals in the knowledge synthesis process. Methods and analysis: We will follow the Joanna Briggs Institute guidance for scoping reviews. Literature searches of electronic databases (eg, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, ERIC, PsycINFO) will be conducted from inception onwards. The electronic search will be supplemented by searching for sources that index unpublished/difficult to locate studies (eg, GreyNet International database), as well as through scanning of reference lists of reviews on related topics. All study designs using either qualitative or quantitative methodologies will be eligible if there is a description of the strategies, barriers or facilitators, and outcomes of engaging policymakers, healthcare managers and policy analysts in the knowledge synthesis process. Screening and data abstraction will be conducted by 2 team members independently after a calibration exercise across the team. A third team member will resolve all discrepancies. We will conduct frequency analysis and thematic analysis to chart and characterise the literature, identifying data gaps and opportunities for future research, as well as implications for policy. Ethics and dissemination: This project was commissioned by the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, WHO. The results will be used by Alliance Review Centers of health policy and systems research in low-income and middle-income countries that are conducting knowledge synthesis to inform health policymaking and decision-making. Our results will also be disseminated through conference presentations, train-the-trainer events, peer-reviewed publication and a 1-page policy brief that will be posted on the authors' websites.
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- Authors
- Tricco, A. C., Zarin, W., Rios, P., Pham, B., Straus, S. E., & Langlois, E. V.
- Affiliations
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
- Corresponding author
- Tricco, Andrea C
- Venue
- BMJ Open
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 2016-12
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- e013929
- ISSN
- 2044-6055 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC5223640
- OpenAlex
- W2566322541
- Cited by
- 29
- References
- 33
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 12 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 8.06
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by-nc
- Locations
- BMJ Open (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (acceptedVersion)
- HighWire Press Open Archive (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- World Health Organization
- Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete
- Department for International Development
- Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Policy Implementation Science
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Keywords
- knowledge synthesis, stakeholder engagement, policy makers, health managers, policy analysts, barriers and facilitators, engagement strategies, health policy and systems research, evidence-informed policy, low- and middle-income countries
- MeSH terms
- Stakeholder Participation, Scoping Reviews as Topic, Decision Making, Health Policy, Health Services Administration, Humans, Policy Making, Research, Research Design, Review Literature as Topic, Knowledge
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