Table 9 Top three elements currently in place to support evidence-informed decision-making
Support to facilitate evidence-informed decision-making | Number of interview participants (n)4 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (n = 57) | Organization | Province | Occupation | ||||||
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) | ||
Climate for research use | 39 | 7 | 23 | 9 | 23 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 7 |
Organizations develop and implement a formal infrastructure or positions wherein the accountability for encouraging knowledge use lies1 | 27 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 |
Organizations emphasize the value of research use in decision-making in the mission, vision, values and strategic plan | 17 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
Research production | 19 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
Organizations participate in the production of primary research, reviews and research-derived products | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
Push efforts | 23 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 7 |
Organizations institute a knowledge intelligence service that scans the literature and distributes research evidence throughout the organization2 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
Facilitating pull efforts | 32 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 11 |
Organizations implement a technical infrastructure to support research and ensure no restrictions are placed on staff's access to resources that may contain relevant research evidence | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 |
Organizations provide easy access to journals and scientific literature either through bulk purchasing of subscriptions or promoting open-access resources | 16 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
Organizations provide an Intranet site or clear links to websites that provide one- stop shopping for relevant research evidence | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
Pull efforts | 26 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 6 |
Organizations encourage the use of dedicated staff to pull research into decision-making | 13 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Organizations encourage or provide training and continuing education that focus on finding and using research evidence in decision-making | 12 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
Linkage and exchange efforts | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 3 |
Organizations establish formal and informal ties to researchers and brokers outside the organization who can assist in acquiring, assessing, adapting or applying research evidence in the decision-making process3 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 3 |
Evaluation efforts to link research to action | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 |