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Scoping review of toolkits as a knowledge translation strategy in health

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, December 2014
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Title
Scoping review of toolkits as a knowledge translation strategy in health
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BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, December 2014
DOI 10.1186/s12911-014-0121-7
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Raluca Barac, Sherry Stein, Beth Bruce, Melanie Barwick

Abstract

BackgroundSignificant resources are invested in the production of research knowledge with the ultimate objective of integrating research evidence into practice. Toolkits are becoming increasingly popular as a knowledge translation (KT) strategy for disseminating health information, to build awareness, inform, and change public and healthcare provider behavior. Toolkits communicate messages aimed at improving health and changing practice to diverse audiences, including healthcare practitioners, patients, community and health organizations, and policy makers. This scoping review explores the use of toolkits in health and healthcare.MethodsUsing Arksey and O¿Malley¿s scoping review framework, health-based toolkits were identified through a search of electronic databases and grey literature for relevant articles and toolkits published between 2004 and 2011. Two reviewers independently extracted data on toolkit topic, format, target audience, content, evidence underlying toolkit content, and evaluation of the toolkit as a KT strategy.ResultsAmong the 253 sources identified, 139 met initial inclusion criteria and 83 toolkits were included in the final sample. Fewer than half of the sources fully described the toolkit content and about 70% made some mention of the evidence underlying the content. Of 83 toolkits, only 31 (37%) had been evaluated at any level (27 toolkits were evaluated overall relative to their purpose or KT goal, and 4 toolkits evaluated the effectiveness of certain elements contained within them).ConclusionsToolkits used to disseminate health knowledge or support practice change often do not specify the evidence base from which they draw, and their effectiveness as a knowledge translation strategy is rarely assessed. To truly inform health and healthcare, toolkits should include comprehensive descriptions of their content, be explicit regarding content that is evidence-based, and include an evaluation of the their effectiveness as a KT strategy, addressing both clinical and implementation outcomes.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 1 <1%
Canada 1 <1%
Unknown 245 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 48 19%
Student > Master 37 15%
Researcher 35 14%
Other 19 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 12 5%
Other 39 16%
Unknown 57 23%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 37 15%
Nursing and Health Professions 34 14%
Social Sciences 31 13%
Psychology 26 11%
Business, Management and Accounting 8 3%
Other 45 18%
Unknown 66 27%
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