Assessing the Electronic Evidence System Needs of Canadian Public Health Professionals: Cross-sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

True evidence-informed decision-making in public health relies on incorporating evidence from a number of sources in addition to traditional scientific evidence. Lack of access to these types of data as well as ease of use and interpretability of scientific evidence contribute to limited uptake of evidence-informed decision-making in practice. An electronic evidence system that includes multiple sources of evidence and potentially novel computational processing approaches or artificial intelligence holds promise as a solution to overcoming barriers to evidence-informed decision-making in public health.

Objective

This study aims to understand the needs and preferences for an electronic evidence system among public health professionals in Canada.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Dhaliwal B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8456326 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature