Critical factors that affect the functioning of a research and evaluation capacity building partnership: A causal loop diagram.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Public health policy and practice is strengthened by the application of quality evidence to decision making. However, there is limited understanding of how initiatives that support the generation and use of evidence in public health are operationalised. This study examines factors that support the internal functioning of a partnership, the Western Australian Sexual Health and Blood-borne Virus Applied Research and Evaluation Network (SiREN). SiREN aims to build research and evaluation capacity and increase evidence-informed decision making in a public health context.

Methods

This study was informed by systems concepts. It developed a causal loop diagram, a type of qualitative system model that illustrated the factors that influence the internal operation of SiRE

SUBMITTER: Tobin R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8757999 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature