Development and validation of SEER (Seeking, Engaging with and Evaluating Research): a measure of policymakers’ capacity to engage with and use research

Brennan, Sue; McKenzie, Joanne E.; Turner, Tari; Redman, Sally; Makkar, Steve R.; Williamson, Anna; Haynes, Abby; Green, Sally

doi:10.1186/s12961-016-0162-8

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“…TB case identification may be improved if the community could easily access health facilities with TB diagnostic services. Studies show that case notification and treatment outcomes increase in areas where community members have better access to facilities with TB diagnostic and treatment services [12,52,53]. Studies in Southern Ethiopia show that an involvement of health extension workers in sputum collection for microscopy at the community level significantly increased TB case finding and improved treatment outcomes [21,52].…”

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Barriers for tuberculosis case finding in Southwest Ethiopia: A qualitative study

et al. 2020

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Background Ethiopia is one of the countries with a high burden of tuberculosis (TB). Jimma Zone has the lowest TB case notification rate compared to the national and World Health Organization's (WHO) targets. The aim of the present study was to identify barriers, and explore the origin of these barriers in relation to TB case finding. Methods A qualitative study was conducted by using different data collection methods and sources. Sixty in-depth interviews with TB treatment providers, program managers and TB patients were included. In addition, 42 governmental health facilities were observed for availability of resources. Data obtained from the in-depth interviews were transcribed, coded, categorized and thematized. Atlas.ti version 7.1 software was used for the data coding and categorizing. Results Inadequate resources for TB case finding, such as a shortage of health-care providers, inadequate basic infrastructure, and inadequate diagnostic equipment and supplies, as well as limited access to TB diagnostic services such as an absence of nearby health facilities providing TB diagnostic services and health system delays in the diagnostic process, were identified as barriers for TB case finding. We identified the absence of trained laboratory professionals in 11, the absence of clean water supply in 13 and the electricity in seven health facilities. Furthermore, we found that difficult topography, the absence of proper roads, an inadequate collaboration with other sectors (such as education), a turnover of laboratory professionals, and a low community mobilization, as the origin of some of these barriers.

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Barriers for tuberculosis case finding in Southwest Ethiopia: A qualitative study

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“…Furthermore, perhaps there would be scope for bringing together the expanding body of evidence providing examples of the impact from programmes of health research, with the increasing sophistication, and global spread, of the analysis of factors that might be associated with research use [90, 91]. …”

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The impact on healthcare, policy and practice from 36 multi-project research programmes: findings from two reviews

Hanney

Greenhalgh

Blatch-Jones

et al. 2017

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Background: We sought to analyse the impacts found, and the methods used, in a series of assessments of programmes and portfolios of health research consisting of multiple projects. Methods: We analysed a sample of 36 impact studies of multi-project research programmes, selected from a wider sample of impact studies included in two narrative systematic reviews published in 2007 and 2016. We included impact studies in which the individual projects in a programme had been assessed for wider impact, especially on policy or practice, and where findings had been described in such a way that allowed them to be collated and compared.

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“…The work of EVIPNet is legitimized and reinforced by being grounded in the resolution on health research of the 58th Meeting of the World Health Assembly [49], and is supportive of the WHO [36][37][38][39][40], allowed triangulation of a wide range of data and the combination of quantitative and qualitative data, which allowed a better understanding of why things were working, or not. The evaluation steering group also provided important quality assurance mechanisms.…”

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“…self-report tool consisting of 14 questions that assess the capacity to engage with and use research [38,40].…”

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Evaluation of the performance and achievements of the WHO Evidence-informed Policy Network (EVIPNet) Europe

Lester

Haby²,

Chapman

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Background The Evidence-informed Policy Network (EVIPNet) is one of the key mechanisms introduced by the World Health Organization (WHO) to reduce the research-to-policy gap. EVIPNet Europe was launched in 2012. We evaluated the performance and achievements of EVIPNet Europe. The aims were: (1) to develop an understanding of the inputs, outputs and outcomes of EVIPNet Europe at both WHO Secretariat and country level; and (2) to contribute to the evidence base for organizational knowledge translation activities by sharing the lessons learnt. MethodsThe evaluation covered the WHO Secretariat of EVIPNet Europe and its 21 member countries, from its inception to the end of 2018. A mixed methods design was used to answer the evaluation questions, including triangulation of quantitative and qualitative methods – based on the EVIPNet Europe Monitoring & Evaluation framework. Data were collected between August and October 2018. Data collection comprised documentary review, social media analysis, online country evaluation, key informant interviews and validated tools. Two case studies were also developed.Results The evaluation showed promising results, as well as lessons to guide the future development of EVIPNet in Europe and other regions of the world. EVIPNet Europe appears to be filling a niche in promoting the capacity of Network member countries for evidence-informed policy-making. There is evidence that EVIPNet Europe’s capacity-building programme of work is improving knowledge and skills at the individual level. There has been an increase in activity and outputs since its establishment, and evidence has been used to inform new policies in some member countries. However, the speed at which member countries are developing or publishing products varies greatly and no formalized knowledge translation platforms have yet been created. Financial and human resources are limited and staff turnover is a cause for concern both at the WHO Secretariat and country team levels. ConclusionsSix years since the launch of EVIPNet Europe, the Network has grown quickly, is clearly valued and has had some successes. However, more work and support are needed if it is to achieve its vision of a Europe in which high-quality, context-sensitive evidence routinely informs health decision-making processes that ultimately serve to strengthen health outcomes across the Region.

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Development and validation of SEER (Seeking, Engaging with and Evaluating Research): a measure of policymakers’ capacity to engage with and use research

Cited by 89 publications

References 50 publications

Barriers for tuberculosis case finding in Southwest Ethiopia: A qualitative study

Barriers for tuberculosis case finding in Southwest Ethiopia: A qualitative study

The impact on healthcare, policy and practice from 36 multi-project research programmes: findings from two reviews

Evaluation of the performance and achievements of the WHO Evidence-informed Policy Network (EVIPNet) Europe

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