Evaluation of an integrated knowledge translation approach used for updating the Cochrane Review of Patient Decision Aids: a pre-post mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

When people who can use or benefit from research findings are engaged as partners on study teams, the quality and impact of findings are better. These people can include patients/consumers and clinicians who do not identify as researchers. They are referred to as "knowledge users". This partnered approach is called integrated knowledge translation (IKT). We know little about knowledge users' involvement in the conduct of systematic reviews. We aimed to evaluate team members' degree of meaningful engagement and their perceptions of having used an IKT approach when updating the Cochrane Review of Patient Decision Aids.

Methods

We conducted a pre-post mixed methods study. We surveyed all team members at two time points. Before systematic review conduct, all participa

SUBMITTER: Lewis KB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10854135 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature