What supports do health system organizations have in place to facilitate evidence-informed decision-making? a qualitative study

Table 7 Implementing pull efforts

Support to facilitate evidence-informed decision-making		Number of interview participants (n)⁴
	Total (n = 57)	Organization			Province		Occupation
	Total (n = 57)	PCP (n = 9)	Hospital (n = 32)	RHA (n = 16)	Ontario (n = 29)	Quebec (n = 28)	Senior management (n = 33)	Knowledge broker (n = 11)	Library manager (n = 13)
Enable training and continuing education that focus on finding and using research evidence in decision-making¹	46	8	29	9	21	25	26	7	13
Use dedicated staff to pull research into decision-making²	35	4	23	8	21	14	20	7	8
Ensure decision-making processes that promote the use of research in decision-making³	34	2	20	12	23	11	24	7	3
Summarize or conduct primary research via a rapid response unit	22	3	10	9	16	6	12	5	5

¹Sub-elements noted here were: sending staff to external training programs (n = 21), providing training by in-house library staff (n = 21), and adapting training to specific specialties or clienteles (n = 14).
²Sub-elements noted here were: the use of experts, knowledge brokers, or opinion leaders (n = 22); and use of library staff (n = 19).
³One sub-element mentioned here was having committees or groups that use evidence to improve patient care (n = 15).
⁴Table legend. Percentage of total number of participants (font style used): 100% of participants (bold); 67% to 99% of participants (bold and italic); 33% to 66% of participants (regular i.e. not bold and not italic); 1% to 32% of participants (italic); 0% of participants (regular and underlined).

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