Organizational contextual features that influence the implementation of evidence-based practices across healthcare settings: A systematic integrative review

Systematic Reviews

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Li, Shelly Anne ^a,c   Jeffs, Lianne ^a,b   Barwick, Melanie ^a,c   Stevens, Bonnie ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adoption; Context; Evidence based practice; Healthcare; Implementation; Integrative review; Knowledge translation; Organization; Organizational context

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEAMWORK; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 85046444230     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20464053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13643-018-0734-5     Document Type: Article

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