A qualitative descriptive study of the role of nurse, allied health and physician middle managers who function as knowledge brokers in hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Knowledge brokers (KB) are increasingly being employed in health care to implement evidence-based practice and improve quality of care. Middle managers (MMs) may play a KB role in the implementation of an innovative or evidence-based practice in hospitals. However, how MMs' broker knowledge in hospitals and their impact on practice has not been adequately studied.

Aim

To describe the role that MMs play in brokering knowledge in hospitals and their impact.

Method

A qualitative descriptive study was conducted to generate a detailed description of MM experiences as KBs in hospitals. Data were collected using semi-structured telephone interviews with MMs in Ontario, Canada. Participants were purposively sampled to ensure variation in MM characteristics and a di

SUBMITTER: Boutcher F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10084102 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature