Maximizing the Impact of Systematic Reviews in Health Care Decision Making: A Systematic Scoping Review of Knowledge-Translation Resources

Abstract

Systematic review producers provide a variety of resources to help policymakers, of which focused summaries are the most common. More evaluations of these resources are required to ensure users' needs are being met, to demonstrate their impact, and to justify their funding.

Keywords

Knowledge translationSystematic reviewGeneralizability theoryGrey literatureHealth careMedicineMEDLINEKnowledge managementVariety (cybernetics)Quality (philosophy)Management scienceMedical educationComputer sciencePsychologyPolitical scienceArtificial intelligenceEngineering

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University of York GB

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Year: 2011
Type: article
Volume: 89
Issue: 1
Pages: 131-156
Citations: 102
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                                    Duncan Chambers, 
                                
                                    Paul Wilson, 
                                
                                    Carl Thompson
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2011). 
                            Maximizing the Impact of Systematic Reviews in Health Care Decision Making: A Systematic Scoping Review of Knowledge-Translation Resources. 
                            Milbank Quarterly
                            , 89
                            (1)
                            , 131-156.
                            https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0009.2011.00622.x
                        

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DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0009.2011.00622.x