Category: Health services and policy research

World Health Organization technical assistance centre – Embedding rapid reviews in health systems decision-making

in Health services and policy research, Rapid Review

Summary The KT Program provided capacity-building and training to 58 researchers and policy-makers from low- and middle-income countries. Project Resources Funded By Principal Investigators Co-Investigator KTP Project Staff
Artificial intelligence decision support tool to assess the quality of systematic reviews on the same topic: WISEST

in Health services and policy research, Systematic review

Summary WISEST is an AI tool to help knowledge users choose among reviews on the same topic that overlap in PICO elements. WISEST also assesses and expedites the quality of the systematic review methods, findings and conclusions. Funded By Principal Investigators Co-Principal Investigators Co-Investigators Collaborators KTP Project Staff
Sustaining knowledge translation interventions for chronic disease management in older adults: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

in Aging, Health services and policy research, Systematic review with network meta-analysis

Summary This is a systematic review and network meta analysis of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of sustainability of knowledge translation (KT) interventions that target chronic disease management (CDM) for end-users, including older patients, beyond 1 year after implementation. This also entailed an economic analysis of the interventions identified to be effective. Project Resources Funded By Principal…
Systematic Prospective Assessment of Rapid Knowledge Synthesis (SPARKS)

in Health services and policy research, Rapid Review, Systematic review

Summary This study compares the quality, efficiency, and decisions made between rapid reviews and systematic reviews on the same topic. Funded By Principal Investigator Co-Principal Investigators Co-Investigators Knowledge Users Collaborators KTP Project Staff *Patient Partner: These individuals could be patients (an individual with a health condition), family members of a patient (e.g. parent, spouse, adult…
Development of a risk of bias tool

in Health services and policy research, Systematic review, Systematic review with network meta-analysis

Summary The objective of this project was to conduct (a) a Delphi process to determine expert opinion on an item’s inclusion and (b) a knowledge user survey to widen its impact. Most knowledge users and Delphi panelists preferred a tool to assess both bias in individual network meta-analysis (NMA) results and authors’ conclusions. This Delphi…
Right Review tool update

in Health services and policy research, Qualitative knowledge synthesis

Summary This project aims to update KT Program’s Right Review tool to include information about qualitative and mixed methods. The Right Review tool is an open-access KT Program tool to support evidence synthesis methods decisions. Project Resources Funded By Principal Investigator Co-Investigators Collaborators KTP Project Staff
PRISMA extensions for rapid reviews, scoping reviews, and network meta-analysis

in Health services and policy research, Rapid Review, Scoping review, Systematic review with network meta-analysis

Summary The PRISMA extensions for NMA and ScR were published in 2015 and 2018. Since then, their methodologies and innovations, including automation, have evolved. There is no reporting guideline for RRs. In 2020, an updated PRISMA statement was published reflecting advances in the conduct and reporting of systematic reviews. These advances are not yet incorporated…
Interprofessional primary care teams: Rapid scoping review

in Health services and policy research, Rapid Scoping Review

Summary This is a rapid scoping review of interprofessional primary care teams with a focus on assessing the impact of adding different health professionals on the capacity of the primary clinician to see more patients. Project Resources Funded By Principal Investigator Co-Investigators Collaborator KTP Project Staff
Preventing the transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19) in older adults aged 60 years and above living in long-term care: A rapid review

in Aging, Health services and policy research, Infection and immunity, Rapid Review

Summary This study aims to examine the control and management of COVID-19, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in adults 60 years or above living in long-term care facilities. Project Resources Funded By Principal Investigator Co-Investigators Collaborators KTP Project Staff