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Table 1 Description of IKT initiatives in included studies according to WIDER criteria [35]

From: Integrated knowledge translation (IKT) in health care: a scoping review

Study

Content (program focus)

Mode (IKT approaches/activities)

Duration, frequency, timing

Participants

Personnel

El-Jardali 2014 [38]

Evidence-based health policy-making

Evidence briefs, deliberative dialogues, priority setting, training sessions, rapid response service, web portal

NR

Researchers, policy-makers, other stakeholders from many countries (NR by activity)

NR

Eriksson 2014 [39]

Health promotion

Consultation, meetings, conferences, annual progress reports, joint research, steering group, coordinating committee, working groups

Varied from monthly to annual meetings

Politicians, public clinicians, agency representatives, researchers (NR by activity)

NR

Khodyakov 2014 [40]

Depression

Meetings, working groups, training sessions, web portal

Biweekly meetings, 4 months

Researchers, clinicians, social workers, policy-makers, counselors, clergy (mean 20–25 by event)

NR

Kothari 2014 [37]

Women’s health

Team meetings, priority setting, applying for research funding, joint research, web portal

NR

Researchers, partners, trainees from many countries (NR by activity)

NR

Kislov 2014 [41]

Applied health research on a range of topics

NR

Quarterly meetings, 3 years

NR

NR

Hoeijmakers 2013 [42]

Public health knowledge sharing

Meetings, training sessions, joint research, steering committee, board of governors, public relations

NR

NR

NR

Martin 2013 [43]

Prevention, early detection, self-care, rehabilitation

NR

NR

NR

NR

Murnaghan 2013 [44]

Youth health, prevention of chronic disease

Meetings, planning sessions, presentations; print, web, and media communications

NR

Policy-makers, health authority and agency representatives, researchers (NR per activity)

NR

Rycroft-Malone 2013 [45]

Applied health research on a range of topics

NR

NR

Board, managers, health authorities, committees, researchers (NR per activity)

NR

Soper 2013 [46]

Applied health research on a range of topics

NR

NR

NR

NR

Van Olphen 2009 [47]

Breast cancer

Joint research, meetings, presentations

NR

NR

NR

Patten 2006 [48]

Priority setting practices

Team meetings, joint planning

NR

Clinicians, managers, researchers (NR by activity)

NR

Bowen 2005 [49]

Health promotion

Workshops

Three 2-day yearly events, 5 years

Health authority personnel, researchers (NR by activity)

NR

  1. NR not reported