Knowledge translation strategies designed for public health decision-making settings: a scoping review
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Knowledge translation strategies designed for public health decisionmaking settings: a scoping review Naisi Zhao1 • Susan Koch-Weser1 • Amy Lischko1 • Mei Chung1 Received: 6 April 2020 / Revised: 24 September 2020 / Accepted: 3 October 2020 Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+) 2020
Abstract Objectives To review and describe available Knowledge Translation (KT) strategies that are designed for or applied in public health decision-making settings. Introduction KT is the exchange, synthesis, and ethically sound application of knowledge. This review proposes that KT strategies in public health settings should be understood as action plans that promote evidence use and facilitate evidenceinformed decision-making. Methods This scoping review included studies that reported on KT strategies applied in public health settings, published between 2010 and 2017. Studies were searched using Medline, online KT database, and citation tracing. Data from 305 included studies were synthesized using a coding form and conceptually mapped to identify KT strategies used in public health settings. Results A total of 124 unique examples of KT methods or tools were identified and summarized into 38 recommended and promising KT strategies. Built on the lists of recommended strategies, this review synthesized a framework that matched all 38 KT strategies to 10 key components of the evidence-informed decision-making process. Conclusions The public health KT strategies summarized and organized by this review promote a better understanding and more effective use of KT strategies. Keywords Knowledge Translation Knowledge-to-action gap Public health decision-making Public health policy
Introduction Public health practice and policy should be based on the best available evidence (Jacobs et al. 2012). Yet, there is a knowledge-to-action (KTA) gap between ‘‘what is known’’ and ‘‘what is currently done’’ (Davis et al. 2003; Grol and Grimshaw 2003; Grol and Jones 2000). In recent years, investigators have adopted comprehensive and solutionThis article is part of the section ‘‘Knowledge synthesis, translation and exchange.’’
Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-020-01506-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. & Mei Chung [email protected] 1
Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Tufts University, 136 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02111, USA
driven approaches focusing on developing strategies to minimize the KTA gap in public health action. The term action is used because it is broader than the concept of practice. ‘‘action’’ encompasses both public health practice and policy, thus involves various types of knowledge use by different stakeholders (Field et al. 2014; Graham et al. 2006). ‘‘Knowledge Translation’’ is the terminology developed to describe specific strategies and solutions to bridge the KTA gap (CIHR 2004). The Canadian Institutes fo
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