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Open AccessHow was research engaged with and used in the development of 131 policy documents? Findings and measurement implications from a mixed methods study
Much has been written about the use of evidence in policy; however, there is still little known about whether and how research is engaged with and used in policy development or the impact of reported barriers ...
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Open AccessIncreasing the capacity of policy agencies to use research findings: a stepped-wedge trial
This paper describes the trial of a novel intervention, Supporting Policy In health with evidence from Research: an Intervention Trial (SPIRIT). It examines (1) the feasibility of delivering this kind of progr...
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Open AccessKnowledge mobilisation for chronic disease prevention: the case of the Australian Prevention Partnership Centre
Cross-sectoral, multidisciplinary partnership research is considered one of the most effective means of facilitating research-informed policy and practice, particularly for addressing complex problems such as ...
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Open AccessWhat can we learn from interventions that aim to increase policy-makers’ capacity to use research? A realist sco** review
Health policy-making can benefit from more effective use of research. In many policy settings there is scope to increase capacity for using research individually and organisationally, but little is known about...
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Open AccessDo policy-makers find commissioned rapid reviews useful?
Rapid reviews are increasingly used by policy agencies to access relevant research in short timeframes. Despite the growing number of programmes, little is known about how rapid reviews are used by health poli...
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Open AccessPreliminary testing of the reliability and feasibility of SAGE: a system to measure and score engagement with and use of research in health policies and programs
Few measures of research use in health policymaking are available, and the reliability of such measures has yet to be evaluated. A new measure called the Staff Assessment of Engagement with Evidence (SAGE) inc...
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Open AccessPolicymakers’ experience of a capacity-building intervention designed to increase their use of research: a realist process evaluation
An intervention’s success depends on how participants interact with it in local settings. Process evaluation examines these interactions, indicating why an intervention was or was not effective, and how it (an...
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Open AccessKnowledge mobilisation for policy development: implementing systems approaches through participatory dynamic simulation modelling
Evidence-based decision-making is an important foundation for health policy and service planning decisions, yet there remain challenges in ensuring that the many forms of available evidence are considered when...
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Open AccessHousing conditions of urban households with Aboriginal children in NSW Australia: tenure type matters
Housing is a key determinant of the poor health of Aboriginal Australians. Most Aboriginal people live in cities and large towns, yet research into housing conditions has largely focused on those living in rem...
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Open AccessDoes knowledge brokering improve the quality of rapid review proposals? A before and after study
Rapid reviews are increasingly being used to help policy makers access research in short time frames. A clear articulation of the review’s purpose, questions, scope, methods and reporting format is thought to ...
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Open AccessDevelopment and validation of SEER (Seeking, Engaging with and Evaluating Research): a measure of policymakers’ capacity to engage with and use research
Capacity building strategies are widely used to increase the use of research in policy development. However, a lack of well-validated measures for policy contexts has hampered efforts to identify priorities fo...
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Open Access“There’s a housing crisis going on in Sydney for Aboriginal people”: focus group accounts of housing and perceived associations with health
Poor housing is widely cited as an important determinant of the poor health status of Aboriginal Australians, as for indigenous peoples in other wealthy nations with histories of colonisation such as Canada, t...
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Open AccessFiguring out fidelity: a worked example of the methods used to identify, critique and revise the essential elements of a contextualised intervention in health policy agencies
In this paper, we identify and respond to the fidelity assessment challenges posed by novel contextualised interventions (i.e. interventions that are informed by composite social and psychological theories and...
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Open AccessThe development of ORACLe: a measure of an organisation’s capacity to engage in evidence-informed health policy
Evidence-informed policymaking is more likely if organisations have cultures that promote research use and invest in resources that facilitate staff engagement with research. Measures of organisations’ researc...
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Open AccessResearch impact: neither quick nor easy
Greenhalgh and Fahy’s paper about the 2014 Research Excellence Framework provides insights into the challenges of assessing research impact. Future research assessment exercises should consider how best to inc...
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Open AccessNarrative review of models and success factors for scaling up public health interventions
To maximise the impact of public health research, research interventions found to be effective in improving health need to be scaled up and delivered on a population-wide basis. Theoretical frameworks and appr...
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Open AccessUsing conjoint analysis to develop a system of scoring policymakers’ use of research in policy and program development
The importance of utilising the best available research evidence in the development of health policies, services, and programs is increasingly recognised, yet few standardised systems for quantifying policymak...
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Open AccessUsing conjoint analysis to develop a system to score research engagement actions by health decision makers
Effective use of research to inform policymaking can be strengthened by policymakers undertaking various research engagement actions (e.g., accessing, appraising, and applying research). Consequently, we devel...
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Open AccessA narrative review of research impact assessment models and methods
Research funding agencies continue to grapple with assessing research impact. Theoretical frameworks are useful tools for describing and understanding research impact. The purpose of this narrative literature ...
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Open AccessDoes health intervention research have real world policy and practice impacts: testing a new impact assessment tool
There is a growing emphasis on the importance of research having demonstrable public benefit. Measurements of the impacts of research are therefore needed. We applied a modified impact assessment process that ...
