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Evidence over barriers: important but not enough.

Duncan G Sinclair1

  • 1Ontario Health Services Restructuring Commission.

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|June 17, 2011
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Bridging the gap between academic research and healthcare policy is difficult. Political factors often outweigh evidence in decision-making, hindering optimal healthcare delivery.

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Involving Individuals with Developmental Language Disorder and Their Parents/Carers in Research Priority Setting
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Published on: June 6, 2020

Area of Science:

  • Health Policy Research
  • Evidence-Based Practice

Background:

  • Challenges persist in translating academic research findings to inform government healthcare decision-makers.
  • Existing barriers impede the seamless flow of evidence into policy creation.

Discussion:

  • Even with barrier removal and perfect collaboration, achieving ideal evidence-based policy is unlikely.
  • Decision-makers' political considerations (both large 'P' and small 'p') often override scientific evidence.

Key Insights:

  • The integration of research evidence into healthcare policy is significantly hampered by systemic challenges.
  • Political influences frequently supersede evidence-based recommendations in governmental decision-making processes.

Outlook:

  • Future efforts must address the inherent political nature of decision-making to better incorporate research findings.
  • Achieving truly evidence-informed policy requires navigating and mitigating political considerations within healthcare systems.