Background: Several groups have outlined methodologies for systematic literature reviews
of the effectiveness of interventions. The Effective Public Health Practice Project (EPHPP) …

Background Policy makers and others often require synthesis of knowledge in an area
within six months or less. Traditional systematic reviews typically take at least 12 months to …

Evidence Based Nursing is written in response to numerous requests by nurse practitioners
and other graduate faculty for a nursing literature resource. This reader-friendly, accessible …

Background The systematic review on which this paper is based provided evidence for the
Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care to update their guideline regarding …

During the brief time that we have been engaged in developing Evidence-Based Nursing
we have been fascinated by the reactions of friends, professional colleagues, and the media. …

Background A knowledge broker (KB) is a popular knowledge translation and exchange (KTE)
strategy emerging in Canada to promote interaction between researchers and end users, …

Background The study of implementing research findings into practice is rapidly growing
and has acquired many competing names (eg., dissemination, uptake, utilization, translation) …

Purpose (1) The purpose of this paper is to construct a comprehensive framework of research
dissemination and utilization that is useful for both health policy and clinical decision‐…

Context Significant resources and time are invested in the production of research knowledge.
The primary objective of this randomized controlled trial was to evaluate the effectiveness …

Background Research on interventions to positively impact health and housing status of
people who are homeless has received substantially increased attention over the past 5 years. …