The SPIRIT Action Framework: A structured approach to selecting and testing strategies to increase the use of research in policy

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 136-137, Issue , 2015, Pages 147-155

  Redman, Sally ^a   Turner, Tari ^b   Davies, Huw ^c   Williamson, Anna ^a,d   Haynes, Abby ^a   Brennan, Sue ^b   Milat, Andrew ^e   O'Connor, Denise ^b   Blyth, Fiona ^a   Jorm, Louisa ^f   Green, Sally ^b  

^a SAX INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e NSW Ministry of Health   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Action framework; Knowledge exchange; Research use

Indexed keywords

ACTION RESEARCH; HEALTH POLICY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; KNOWLEDGE;

ACTION FRAMEWORK; ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; DOCUMENTATION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTERVENTION STUDY; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PROCEDURES; THEORETICAL MODEL;

COMMUNICATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 84930203285     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.05.009     Document Type: Article

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