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Dunja Dreesens1, Leontien Kremer2, Jako Burgers3
1Maastricht University/School CAPHRI, Department of Family Medicine, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, the Netherlands; Knowledge Institute of Medical Specialists, P.O. Box 3320, 3502 ZB Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Health Policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
|March 17, 2020
Summary
Experts reached consensus on 13 key knowledge tools for knowledge translation and decision support. This study clarifies definitions and intended uses, reducing confusion among tool types.
Area of Science:
- Health Services Research
- Information Science
Background:
- Existing knowledge translation and decision support tools lack clear definitions and classifications.
- This ambiguity hinders effective implementation and understanding of tool types.
Purpose of the Study:
- To reduce the number of knowledge tool types.
- To establish consensus on definitions and intended uses of knowledge tools.
- To clarify the role of tools in knowledge translation and decision support.
Main Methods:
- Utilized the RAND-modified Delphi approach with over 20 experts.
- Conducted two rounds of expert scoring on tool importance and definitions using a Likert scale.
- Facilitated expert consensus on a core set of knowledge tools and their definitions.
Main Results:
- Reduced 34 tool types to a core set of 13 knowledge tools.
- Achieved expert consensus on the importance of nine tools for knowledge translation and decision-making.
- Reached consensus on the definitions for five of the 13 identified tools.
Conclusions:
- A consensus-based set of 13 knowledge tool types was established for the Netherlands.
- Implementation and adherence to this standardized set present ongoing challenges.
- Further efforts are needed to limit the proliferation of new tool types.
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