A comparative evaluation of PDQ-Evidence.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Building capacity in health policy and systems research (HPSR), especially in low- and middle-income countries, remains a challenge. Various approaches have been suggested and implemented by scholars and institutions using various forms of capacity building to address challenges regarding HPSR development. T...

journal_title：Health research policy and systems

authors： Lembani M,Teddy G,Molosiwa D,Hwabamungu B

更新日期：2016-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The persistence of health inequities is a wicked problem for which there is strong evidence of causal roots in the maldistribution of power, resources and money within and between countries. Though the evidence is clear, the solutions are far from straightforward. Integrated knowledge translation (IKT) ought...

journal_title：Health research policy and systems

authors： Plamondon KM,Pemberton J

更新日期：2019-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The creation of a clinical network was proposed as a means to promote implementation of a set of recommended clinical practices targeting inpatient paediatric care in Kenya. The rationale for selecting a network as a strategy has been previously described. Here, we aim to describe network activities actually...

journal_title：Health research policy and systems

authors： English M,Ayieko P,Nyamai R,Were F,Githanga D,Irimu G

更新日期：2017-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pakistan has one of the highest infant and child mortality rates in the world, half of these occurring due to vaccine-preventable diseases. The country started its Expanded Programme on immunisation (EPI) in 1978. However, the programme's performance is often questioned, as the Immunisation rates have been c...

journal_title：Health research policy and systems

authors： Haq Z,Shaikh BT,Tran N,Hafeez A,Ghaffar A

更新日期：2019-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of participatory monitoring and evaluation (M&E) approaches is important for guiding local decision-making, promoting the implementation of effective interventions and addressing emerging issues in the course of implementation. In this article, we explore how participatory M&E approaches helped to id...

journal_title：Health research policy and systems

authors： Kananura RM,Ekirapa-Kiracho E,Paina L,Bumba A,Mulekwa G,Nakiganda-Busiku D,Oo HNL,Kiwanuka SN,George A,Peters DH

更新日期：2017-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Burkina Faso has made a number of health system policy decisions to improve performance on health indicators and strengthen responsiveness to health-related challenges. These included the creation of a General Directorate of Health Information and Statistics (DGISS) and a technical unit to coordinate perform...

journal_title：Health research policy and systems

authors： Zida A,Lavis JN,Sewankambo NK,Kouyate B,Moat K,Shearer J

更新日期：2017-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Integrated Management of Childhood Illness Strategy (IMCI) is effective in improving management of sick children, and thus child survival. It is currently recommended that in-service IMCI case management training (ICMT) occur over 11-days; that the participant: facilitator ratio should be

journal_title：Health research policy and systems

authors： Goga AE,Muhe LM,Forsyth K,Chopra M,Aboubaker S,Martines J,Mason EM

更新日期：2009-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Systems science provides organizational principles supported by biologic findings that can be applied to any organization; any incongruence indicates an incomplete or an already failing system. U.S. health care is commonly referred to as a system that consumes an ever- increasing percentage of the gross domesti...

journal_title：Health research policy and systems

authors： Janecka IP

更新日期：2009-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Nationally representative observational and translational research is needed to address the public health challenges in Indonesia due to the geographic disparity, recently decentralized health system, and diverse infectious disease priorities. To accomplish this, the Indonesian Ministry of Health in collaboration with...

journal_title：Health research policy and systems

authors： Karyana M,Kosasih H,Samaan G,Tjitra E,Aman AT,Alisjahbana B,Fatmawati,Gasem MH,Arif M,Sudarmono P,Suharto,Merati TP,Lane C,Siswanto,Siddiqui S

更新日期：2015-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intervention research provides important information regarding feasible and effective interventions for health policy makers, but few empirical studies have explored the mechanisms by which these studies influence policy and practice. This study provides an exploratory case series analysis of the policy, pra...

journal_title：Health research policy and systems

authors： Milat AJ,Laws R,King L,Newson R,Rychetnik L,Rissel C,Bauman AE,Redman S,Bennie J

更新日期：2013-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Traditional reporting of research outcomes and impacts, which tends to focus on research product publications and grant success, does not capture the value, some contributions, or the complexity of research projects. The purpose of this study was to understand the contributions of five systems-level research...

journal_title：Health research policy and systems

authors： Kothari A,Peter N,Donskov M,Luciani T

更新日期：2017-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Health Product Profile Directory (HPPD) is an online database describing 8-10 key characteristics (such as target population, measures of efficacy and dosage) of product profiles for medicines, vaccines, diagnostics and other products that are intended to be accessed by populations in low- and middle-inc...

journal_title：Health research policy and systems

authors： Terry RF,Plasència A,Reeder JC

更新日期：2019-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health technology assessment (HTA) is mostly used in the context of high- and middle-income countries. Many "resource-poor" settings, which have the greatest need for critical assessment of health technology, have a limited basis for making evidence-based choices. This can lead to inappropriate use of techno...

journal_title：Health research policy and systems

authors： Kriza C,Hanass-Hancock J,Odame EA,Deghaye N,Aman R,Wahlster P,Marin M,Gebe N,Akhwale W,Wachsmuth I,Kolominsky-Rabas PL

更新日期：2014-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health policymaking is a complex process and analysing the role of evidence is still an evolving area in many low- and middle-income countries. Where evidence is used, it is greatly affected by cognitive and institutional features of the policy process. This paper examines the role of different types of evid...

journal_title：Health research policy and systems

authors： Onwujekwe O,Uguru N,Russo G,Etiaba E,Mbachu C,Mirzoev T,Uzochukwu B

更新日期：2015-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research translation, particularly in the biomedical area, is often discussed but there are few methods that are routinely used to measure it or its impact. Of the impact measurement methods that are used, most aim to provide accountability - to measure and explain what was generated as a consequence of fund...

journal_title：Health research policy and systems

authors： Searles A,Doran C,Attia J,Knight D,Wiggers J,Deeming S,Mattes J,Webb B,Hannan S,Ling R,Edmunds K,Reeves P,Nilsson M

更新日期：2016-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Universal health coverage (UHC) has provided the impetus for the introduction of publicly funded health insurance (PFHI) schemes in the mixed health systems of India and many other low- and middle-income countries. There is a need for a holistic understanding of the pathways of impact of PFHI schemes, includ...

journal_title：Health research policy and systems

authors： Nandi S,Schneider H

更新日期：2020-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Policy implementation in the context of health systems is generally difficult and the Kenyan health sector situation is not an exception. In 2005, a new health sector strategic plan that outlines the vision and the policy direction of the health sector was launched and during the same year the health sector ...

journal_title：Health research policy and systems

authors： Glenngård AH,Maina TM

更新日期：2007-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In rural settings where patients face significant structural barriers to accessing healthcare services, the formal existence of government-provided health coverage does not necessarily translate to meaningful care delivery. This paper analyses the effectiveness of an innovative approach to overcome these bar...

journal_title：Health research policy and systems

authors： Williamson A,de León LP,Garza FR,Macías V,Flores Navarro H

更新日期：2020-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During the Suharto era public funding of health in Indonesia was low and the health services were tightly controlled by the central government; district health staff had practically no discretion over expenditure. Following the downfall of President Suharto there was a radical political, administrative and f...

journal_title：Health research policy and systems

authors： Heywood P,Harahap NP

更新日期：2009-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The importance of accessible mental health treatment is a global concern, particularly when one in five people will experience a mental health problem in their lifespan. This is no less important in Ghana; however, no studies have yet attempted to appraise and synthesise the potential enablers and barriers...

journal_title：Health research policy and systems

authors： Badu E,O'Brien AP,Mitchell R

更新日期：2018-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Numerous sub-Saharan African countries have experimented with performance-based financing (PBF) with the goal of improving health system performance. To date, few articles have examined the implementation of this type of complex intervention in Francophone West Africa. This qualitative research aims to und...

journal_title：Health research policy and systems

authors： Coulibaly A,Gautier L,Zitti T,Ridde V

更新日期：2020-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ensuring the use of research evidence in health system management and policy decisions is an important challenge in this century. Knowledge transfer and exchange (KTE) has emerged as a paradigm to address the challenges and start closing the 'know-do' gap. This area of work is gaining momentum in most develo...

journal_title：Health research policy and systems

authors： Ellen ME,Lavis JN,Sharon A,Shemer J

更新日期：2014-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Swaziland is experiencing the world's worst HIV and AIDS epidemic. Prevalence rose from four percent of antenatal clinic attendees in 1992 to 42.6 percent in 2004. The Report 'Reviewing 'Emergencies' for Swaziland: Shifting the Paradigm in a New Era' published in 2007 bought together social and economic indi...

journal_title：Health research policy and systems

authors： Whiteside A,Henry FE

更新日期：2011-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Community-based organizations are important health system stakeholders as they provide numerous, often highly valued programs and services to the members of their community. However, community-based organizations are described using diverse terminology and concepts from across a range of disciplines. To better underst...

journal_title：Health research policy and systems

authors： Wilson MG,Lavis JN,Guta A

更新日期：2012-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite 40 years of research into evidence-based policy (EBP) and a continued drive from both policymakers and researchers to increase research uptake in policy, barriers to the use of evidence are persistently identified in the literature. However, it is not clear what explains this persistence - whether they represe...

journal_title：Health research policy and systems

authors： Oliver K,Lorenc T,Innvær S

更新日期：2014-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Even the highest quality evidence will have little impact unless it is incorporated into decision-making for health. It is therefore critical to overcome the many barriers to using evidence in decision-making, including (1) missing the window of opportunity, (2) knowledge gaps and uncertainty, (3) controversy, irrelev...

journal_title：Health research policy and systems

authors： Andermann A,Pang T,Newton JN,Davis A,Panisset U

更新日期：2016-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:There exists a disconnection between evolving policies in the policy arenas of mental health, housing, and income support in Canada. One of the complexities associated with analysing the intersection of these policies is that federal, provincial, and municipal level policies are involved. Canada is one of the few deve...

journal_title：Health research policy and systems

authors： Forchuk C,Joplin L,Schofield R,Csiernik R,Gorlick C,Turner K

更新日期：2007-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Burden of disease (BoD) studies have been conducted in numerous international settings since the early 1990's. Two national BoD studies have been undertaken in Australia, in 1998 and 2003, although neither study estimated the BoD specifically for Indigenous Australians. In 2005 the Australian Government Depa...

journal_title：Health research policy and systems

authors： Botfield JR,Zwi AB,Hill PS

更新日期：2015-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The attention to and demand for stronger linkages between research, policy and practice are increasing, especially in fields concerned with sensitive and challenging issues such as sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). The study described in this article was conducted in the Netherlands among act...

journal_title：Health research policy and systems

authors： de Haas B,van der Kwaak A

更新日期：2017-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is vitally important that there is a connection between health research and clinical practice. Indications as to the impact of the research on evidence-based practice and policy can be obtained by tracking the use of outputs of health research, especially its use in clinical guidelines (CGs). This study a...

journal_title：Health research policy and systems

authors： Turner S,Bhurke S,Cook A

更新日期：2015-08-22 00:00:00