What can management theories offer evidence-based practice? A comparative analysis of measurement tools for organisational context.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Given the current emphasis on networks as vehicles for innovation and change in health service delivery, the ability to conceptualize and measure organisational enablers for the social construction of knowledge merits attention. This study aimed to develop a composite tool to measure the organisational context for evidence-based practice (EBP) in healthcare.

Methods

A structured search of the major healthcare and management databases for measurement tools from four domains: research utilisation (RU), research activity (RA), knowledge management (KM), and organisational learning (OL). Included studies were reports of the development or use of measurement tools that included organisational factors. Tools were appraised for face and content validity, plus development

SUBMITTER: French B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2694144 | biostudies-literature | 2009 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature