Indicators to evaluate organisational knowledge brokers: a scoping review
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(2020) 18:93
REVIEW
Open Access
Indicators to evaluate organisational knowledge brokers: a scoping review Julia Scarlett1, Birger C. Forsberg1,2, Olivia Biermann1, Tanja Kuchenmüller3† and Ziad El-Khatib1,4*†
Abstract Background: Knowledge translation (KT) is currently endorsed by global health policy actors as a means to improve outcomes by institutionalising evidence-informed policy-making. Organisational knowledge brokers, comprised of researchers, policy-makers and other stakeholders, are increasingly being used to undertake and promote KT at all levels of health policy-making, though few resources exist to guide the evaluation of these efforts. Using a scoping review methodology, we identified, synthesised and assessed indicators that have been used to evaluate KT infrastructure and capacity-building activities in a health policy context in order to inform the evaluation of organisational knowledge brokers. Methods: A scoping review methodology was used. This included the search of Medline, Global Health and the WHO Library databases for studies regarding the evaluation of KT infrastructure and capacity-building activities between health research and policy, published in English from 2005 to 2016. Data on study characteristics, outputs and outcomes measured, related indicators, mode of verification, duration and/or frequency of collection, indicator methods, KT model, and targeted capacity level were extracted and charted for analysis. Results: A total of 1073 unique articles were obtained and 176 articles were qualified to be screened in full-text; 32 articles were included in the analysis. Of a total 213 indicators extracted, we identified 174 (174/213; 81.7%) indicators to evaluate the KT infrastructure and capacity-building that have been developed using methods beyond expert opinion. Four validated instruments were identified. The 174 indicators are presented in 8 domains based on an adaptation of the domains of the Lavis et al. framework of linking research to action – general climate, production of research, push efforts, pull efforts, exchange efforts, integrated efforts, evaluation and capacitybuilding. Conclusion: This review presents a total of 174 method-based indicators to evaluate KT infrastructure and capacitybuilding. The presented indicators can be used or adapted globally by organisational knowledge brokers and other stakeholders in their monitoring and evaluation work. Keywords: Knowledge translation, Policy-making, Capacity-building, Programme evaluation, Indicators
* Correspondence: [email protected] † Tanja Kuchenmüller and Ziad El-Khatib are co-senior authors. 1 Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Tomtebodavägen 18a, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden 4 World Health Programme, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT), 445 Boulevard de l’Université, Rouyn-Noranda, QC J9X 5E4, Canada Full list of author information is available at the end of the article © The Author(s). 2020 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 In
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