Using knowledge brokers to facilitate the uptake of pediatric measurement tools into clinical practice: a before-after intervention study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of measurement tools is an essential part of good evidence-based practice; however, physiotherapists (PTs) are not always confident when selecting, administering, and interpreting these tools. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a multifaceted knowledge translation intervention, using PTs as knowledge brokers (KBs) to facilitate the use in clinical practice of four evidence-based measurement tools designed to evaluate and understand motor function in children with cerebral palsy (CP). The KB model evaluated in this study was designed to overcome many of the barriers to research transfer identified in the literature.

Methods

A mixed methods before-after study design was used to evaluate the impact of a six-month KB intervention by 25 KBs

SUBMITTER: Russell DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3004810 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature