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Barriers, facilitators and views about next steps to implementing supports for evidence-informed decision-making in health systems: a qualitative study

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Title
Barriers, facilitators and views about next steps to implementing supports for evidence-informed decision-making in health systems: a qualitative study
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Implementation Science, December 2014
DOI 10.1186/s13012-014-0179-8
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Moriah E Ellen, Grégory Léon, Gisèle Bouchard, Mathieu Ouimet, Jeremy M Grimshaw, John N Lavis

Abstract

BackgroundMobilizing research evidence for daily decision-making is challenging for health system decision-makers. In a previous qualitative paper, we showed the current mix of supports that Canadian health-care organizations have in place and the ones that are perceived to be helpful to facilitate the use of research evidence in health system decision-making. Factors influencing the implementation of such supports remain poorly described in the literature. Identifying the barriers to and facilitators of different interventions is essential for implementation of effective, context-specific, supports for evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM) in health systems. The purpose of this study was to identify (a) barriers and facilitators to implementing supports for EIDM in Canadian health-care organizations, (b) views about emerging development of supports for EIDM, and (c) views about the priorities to bridge the gaps in the current mix of supports that these organizations have in place.MethodsThis qualitative study was conducted in three types of health-care organizations (regional health authorities, hospitals, and primary care practices) in two Canadian provinces (Ontario and Quebec). Fifty-seven in-depth semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with senior managers, library managers, and knowledge brokers from health-care organizations that have already undertaken strategic initiatives in knowledge translation. The interviews were taped, transcribed, and then analyzed thematically using NVivo 9 qualitative data analysis software.ResultsLimited resources (i.e., money or staff), time constraints, and negative attitudes (or resistance) toward change were the most frequently identified barriers to implementing supports for EIDM. Genuine interest from health system decision-makers, notably their willingness to invest money and resources and to create a knowledge translation culture over time in health-care organizations, was the most frequently identified facilitator to implementing supports for EIDM. The most frequently cited views about emerging development of supports for EIDM were implementing accessible and efficient systems to support the use of research in decision-making (e.g., documentation and reporting tools, communication tools, and decision support tools) and developing and implementing an infrastructure or position where the accountability for encouraging knowledge use lies. The most frequently stated priorities for bridging the gaps in the current mix of supports that these organizations have in place were implementing technical infrastructures to support research use and to ensure access to research evidence and establishing formal or informal ties to researchers and knowledge brokers outside the organization who can assist in EIDM.ConclusionsThese results provide insights on the type of practical implementation imperatives involved in supporting EIDM.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Spain 1 <1%
Portugal 1 <1%
Canada 1 <1%
Unknown 260 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 43 16%
Researcher 35 13%
Student > Ph. D. Student 30 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 28 11%
Other 16 6%
Other 62 24%
Unknown 49 19%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 54 21%
Nursing and Health Professions 41 16%
Social Sciences 41 16%
Psychology 14 5%
Business, Management and Accounting 7 3%
Other 39 15%
Unknown 67 25%
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