Knowledge translation strategies for dissemination with a focus on healthcare recipients: an overview of systematic reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While there is an ample literature on the evaluation of knowledge translation interventions aimed at healthcare providers, managers, and policy-makers, there has been less focus on patients and their informal caregivers. Further, no overview of the literature on dissemination strategies aimed at healthcare users and their caregivers has been conducted. The overview has two specific research questions: (1) to determine the most effective strategies that have been used to disseminate knowledge to healthcare recipients, and (2) to determine the barriers (and facilitators) to dissemination of knowledge to this group.

Methods

This overview used systematic review methods and was conducted according to a pre-defined protocol. A comprehensive search of ten databases and f

SUBMITTER: Chapman E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7057470 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature