Getting knowledge into clinical practice

Getting research into clinical practice - barriers and solutions.

The success of current efforts towards evidence-based health services in many countries depends on efficient transfer of research findings to health practitioners. However, there is a lag in research being adopted. In part this is due to difficulties in interpreting or generalising research findings, in part to inertia, organisational structures and information. Clinical guidelines are usually ...

Getting evidence into practice-understanding knowledge translation to achieve practice change.

In 2008, Fineout-Overholt, Stillwell, and Kent commented that educating clinicians and students about evidence-based practice (EBP) can be challenging because, for many, a cognitive paradigm shift is required. Problem solving is commonplace in practice and for the past decade efforts have been made to encourage clinicians to question practice and to base their decisions on a sound evidence base...

Getting guidelines into practice: a literature review.

Background Clinical guidelines have the potential to ensure that a research knowledge base underpins practice. Their development nationally and locally has increased dramatically in recent years. The challenge lies in implementing them. This literature review of guideline implementation was conducted to inform the development of implementation strategies for the Royal College of Nursing nationa...

Getting Evidence into Practice: Perspectives on Rationality

The UK Government’s renewed emphasis on evidence-based policy making (EBP) is held to reflect a less ideological, more pragmatic ‘third way’ to developing and implementing economic and social policies. The new mantra – ‘what matters is what works’ – signals a resurgence of traditional notions of rationality in policy making. It implies a central role for social research and evaluation in develo...

Bridging the gaps: getting evidence into practice.