An evaluation of the evidence brief for policy development process in WHO EVIPNet Europe countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence briefs for policy (EBPs) represent a potentially powerful tool for supporting evidence-informed policy-making. Since 2012, WHO Evidence-Informed Policy Network (EVIPNet) Europe has been supporting Member States in developing EBPs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the process of developing EBPs in Estonia, Hungary and Slovenia.

Methods

We used a rapid appraisal approach, combining semi-structured interviews and document review, guided by the Medical Research Council (MRC) process evaluation framework. Interviews were conducted with a total of 20 individuals familiar with the EBP process in the three study countries. Data were analysed thematically, and emerging themes were related back to the MRC framework components (implementation, mechanisms of imp

SUBMITTER: Murphy A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9077836 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature