A systematic review of frameworks for the interrelationships of mental health evidence and policy in low- and middle-income countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The interrelationships between research evidence and policy-making are complex. Different theoretical frameworks exist to explain general evidence-policy interactions. One largely unexplored element of these interrelationships is how evidence interrelates with, and influences, policy/political agenda-setting. This review aims to identify the elements and processes of theories, frameworks and models on interrelationships of research evidence and health policy-making, with a focus on actionability and agenda-setting in the context of mental health in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Methods

A systematic review of theories was conducted based on the BeHeMOTh search method, using a tested and refined search strategy. Nine electronic databases and other releva

SUBMITTER: Votruba N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6106735 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature