The effectiveness of knowledge translation interventions for promoting evidence-informed decision-making among nurses in tertiary care: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Implementation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Yost, Jennifer ^a   Ganann, Rebecca ^a   Thompson, David ^b   Aloweni, Fazila ^c   Newman, Kristine ^d   Hazzan, Afeez ^a   McKibbon, Ann ^a   Dobbins, Maureen ^a   Ciliska, Donna ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^d RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evidence informed decision making; Knowledge translation; Meta analysis; Nursing practice; Systematic review; Tertiary care

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; CINAHL; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DATA EXTRACTION; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMBASE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; NURSE; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REGISTRATION; SKILL; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; HUMANS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TERTIARY HEALTHCARE; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 85000613372     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13012-015-0286-1     Document Type: Review

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