Exploring clinicians' experiences and perceptions of end-user roles in knowledge development: a qualitative study

Area of Science:

• Healthcare research
• Knowledge translation
• Clinical practice improvement

Background:

• End-user involvement in developing evidence-based clinical tools can increase uptake and improve patient outcomes.
• Understanding end-user experiences in co-producing knowledge advances integrated knowledge translation (iKT).

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore clinician experiences co-producing an evidence-based practice tool.
• To describe clinician perceptions of knowledge development in this process.

Main Methods:

• Qualitative study design.
• Semi-structured interviews with clinicians.
• Transcendental phenomenological analysis of themes.

Main Results:

• Clinician experiences included ease of participation, need for support, perceived value, and contribution of individual skillsets.
• Perceptions focused on stakeholder roles in development and dissemination of evidence/tools.
• Interrelationships between stakeholders and dissemination were identified.

Conclusions:

• End-users offer crucial insights for developing evidence-based clinical tools.
• Exploring end-user experiences supports future iKT research, potentially improving tool uptake and patient health.
• Co-production of clinical resources can enhance integrated knowledge translation.