Strategies to promote the impact of systematic reviews on healthcare policy: a systematic review of the literature

Frances Bunn, Katie Sworn

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Abstract

The last few decades have seen a growing emphasis on evidence-based decision making in health care. Systematic reviews synthesising research have been a key component of this movement. However, there is concern that such syntheses do not have the expected impact on policy with more work needed to enable us to maximise their potential. The aim of this review was to identify and evaluate potential strategies for increasing the impact of systematic reviews on policy. Such strategies may include incorporating active strategies for dissemination and knowledge transfer but more work is needed to evaluate their benefits.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)403-428
JournalEvidence and Policy
Volume7
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

Keywords

  • IMPACT
  • systematic review

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