Middle managers' role in implementing evidence-based practices in healthcare: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Middle managers are in a unique position to promote the implementation of evidence-based practices (EBPs) in healthcare organizations, yet knowledge of middle managers' role in implementation and determinants (e.g., individual-, organizational-, and system-level factors) which influence their role remains fractured, spanning decades and disciplines. To synthesize understanding, we undertook a systematic review of studies of middle managers' role in healthcare EBP implementation and determinants of that role.

Methods

We searched MEDLINE/PubMed and Business Source Complete (Ebsco) for literature on middle managers' role in healthcare EBP implementation and its determinants. We abstracted data from records that met inclusion criteria (i.e., written in English, peer-r

SUBMITTER: Birken S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6292008 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature