Preliminary testing of the reliability and feasibility of SAGE: a system to measure and score engagement with and use of research in health policies and programs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Few measures of research use in health policymaking are available, and the reliability of such measures has yet to be evaluated. A new measure called the Staff Assessment of Engagement with Evidence (SAGE) incorporates an interview that explores policymakers' research use within discrete policy documents and a scoring tool that quantifies the extent of policymakers' research use based on the interview transcript and analysis of the policy document itself. We aimed to conduct a preliminary investigation of the usability, sensitivity, and reliability of the scoring tool in measuring research use by policymakers.

Methods

Nine experts in health policy research and two independent coders were recruited. Each expert used the scoring tool to rate a random selection of 20

SUBMITTER: Makkar SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5735943 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature