Knowledge Translation Theories

A scoping review identifies a significant number of knowledge translation theories, models and frameworks with a limited evidence-base describing their use

Strifler L, Cardoso R, McGowan J, Cogo E, Nincic V, Khan PA, Scott A, Ghassemi M, MacDonald H, Lai Y, Treister V. Scoping review identifies significant number of knowledge translation theories, models and frameworks with limited use. J Clin Epidemiol. 2018 Apr 13. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2018.04.008

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Bottom Line:

• A significant number of knowledge translation (KT) theories, models and frameworks have a limited evidence base describing their use in practice

Impact:

• Commissioned by the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer to inform their knowledge translation (KT) activities
• Will be used to develop a tool to help implementers select an appropriate theory to inform their knowledge translation (KT) activities

Additional Resources: 

• Research brief
• Full publication

Funding:

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC)