McMaster PLUS: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial of an Intervention to Accelerate Clinical Use of Evidence-based Information from Digital Libraries

Haynes, R. Brian; Holland, Jennifer L.; Cotoi, Chris; McKinlay, R. James; Wilczynski, Nancy L.; Walters, Leslie A.; Jedras, Dawn; Parrish, Rick; McKibbon, K. Ann; Garg, Amit X.; Walter, Stephen D.

doi:10.1197/jamia.m2158

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“…28 However, emerging technology can also facilitate knowledge dissemination among health care professionals, researchers, caregivers, and patients. 29 Technologies and tools such as ACP Journal Club, McMaster KT+, and Evidence Updates are products that interpret and disseminate synthesized evidence, 30 and present the evidence in a more userfriendly way. 31 A field of research is developing in response to the need to better understand the factors that impact how clinicians use these electronic information sources.…”

Section: Research Into Knowledge Retrieval Evaluation and Knowledgementioning

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Knowledge Translation Research: The Science of Moving Research Into Policy and Practice

Curran

Grimshaw

Hayden

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Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

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Research findings will not change health outcomes unless health care organizations, systems, and professionals adopt them in practice. Knowledge translation research is the scientific study of the methods to promote the uptake of research findings by patients, health care providers, managers, and policy makers. Many forms of enquiry addressing different questions are needed to develop the evidence base for knowledge translation. In this paper we will present a description of the broad scope of knowledge translation research with a reflection on activities needed to further develop the science of knowledge translation. Consideration of some of the shared research challenges facing the fields of knowledge translation and continuing professional development will also be presented.

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Section: Research Into Knowledge Retrieval Evaluation and Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

Knowledge Translation Research: The Science of Moving Research Into Policy and Practice

Curran

Grimshaw

Hayden

et al. 2011

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

104

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“…The McMaster Premium LiteratUre Service (PLUS) database, a product of the McMaster Health Knowledge Refinery, contains high-quality preappraised studies [14,15]. PLUS has accumulated less than 25,000 records since 2003, whereas approximately 3.2 million records Searching only the McMaster Premium LiteratUre Service (PLUS) for new studies relevant to updating an existing review produced equivalent results to more traditional and resource-intensive literature searching.…”

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McMaster Premium LiteratUre Service (PLUS) performed well for identifying new studies for updated Cochrane reviews

Hemens

2012

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

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“…First, despite the many promising interventions, there are few rigorous evaluations of knowledge translations interventions, particularly those designed for managers and policy makers (Mitton et al 2007;Perrier et al 2011). However, randomized controlled trials evaluating two of the databases highlighted here (EvidenceUpdates and HealthEvidence.ca) have found that efforts to provide tailored and targeted messaging about relevant research evidence increased the utilization of evidence-based information (Dobbins et al 2009;Haynes et al 2006). Second, while systematic reviews are an important tool for knowledge translation, their utility for providers, managers and policy makers can be improved by including more detailed descriptions of the interventions and ensuring they remain up-to-date.…”

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Supporting the Use of Research Evidence in the Canadian Health Sector

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Lavis

Grimshaw

2012

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Interventions to support evidence-informed decision making have increased in recent years, but they are often fragmented across different clinical, management and policy environments. Many of these efforts also place varying emphasis on supporting the use of research evidence, with some choosing to focus more on expert knowledge and/or media coverage and others focusing on supporting the use of actionable messages arising from high-quality, relevant and optimally packaged research evidence. In this paper, we profile five Canadian contributions -EvidenceUpdates, Rx for Change, HealthEvidence.ca, Health Systems Evidence and the McMaster Health Forum -that allow providers, managers and policy makers to efficiently find and use research evidence when they need it. These contributions are critical for supporting both local and global efforts to provide optimal and costeffective care, improving the quality of care and strengthening health systems.esearch evidence is an important input into decision making for both healthcare providers and for health system managers and policy makers. Research evidence can inform decisions about which programs, services and drugs to provide as well as decisions both about health systems (i.e., strengthening or reforming health system governance, financial and delivery arrangements within which programs, services and drugs are provided) and within health systems (i.e., how to get cost-effective programs, services and drugs to those who need them) .

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McMaster PLUS: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial of an Intervention to Accelerate Clinical Use of Evidence-based Information from Digital Libraries

Abstract: A quality- and relevance-rated online literature service increased the utilization of evidence-based information from a digital library by practicing physicians.

Cited by 50 publications

References 17 publications

Knowledge Translation Research: The Science of Moving Research Into Policy and Practice

Knowledge Translation Research: The Science of Moving Research Into Policy and Practice

McMaster Premium LiteratUre Service (PLUS) performed well for identifying new studies for updated Cochrane reviews

Supporting the Use of Research Evidence in the Canadian Health Sector

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