Knowledge Translation References

Suggested by: Carole Estabrooks, Jeremy Grimshaw and Réjean Landry

Knowledge Translation General References

Backer, T. E. (1991). Knowledge Utilization. The third wave. Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 12(3), 225-240.

Caplan, N. (1979). The two-communities theory and knowledge utilization. American Behavioral Scientist, 22(3), 459-470.

Estabrooks, C. A. (1998). Will evidence-based nursing practice make practice perfect? Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 30(1), 15-36.

Estabrooks, C. A. (2001). Research utilization and qualitative research. In J. M. Morse, J. M. Swanson, & A. J. Kuzel. The Nature of Qualitative Evidence (pp. 275-298). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Huberman, M. (1987). Steps toward an integrated model of research utilization. Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 8(4), 586-611.

Johnson, R. B. (1998). Toward a theoretical model of evaluation utilization. Evaluation and Program Planning, 21, 93-110.

Kitson, A., Harvey, G., & McCormack, B. (1998). Enabling the implementation of evidence based practice: A conceptual framework. Quality in Health Care, 7, 149-158.

Knott, J., & Wildavsky, A. (1980). If dissemination is the solution, what is the problem? Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1(4), 537-578.

Landry, R., Lamari, M., & Amara, N. (Forthcoming). Extent and determinants of utilization of university research in government agencies. Public Administration Review.

Larsen, J. K. (1980). Knowledge utilization. What is it? Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1(3), 421-442.

Lester, J. P. (1993). The utilization of policy analysis by state agency officials. Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 14, 267-290.

Lomas, J. (1990). Finding audiences, changing beliefs: The structure of research use in Canadian health policy. Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, 15(3), 525-541.

Loomis, M. E. (1985). Knowledge utilization and research utilization in nursing. IMAGE: The Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 17(2), 35-39.

Oh, C. H. (1997). Issues for the new thinking of knowledge utilization: introductory remarks. Knowledge and Policy: The International Journal of Knowledge Transfer and Utilization, 10(3), 3-10.

Upshur, R. E. G., VanDenKerkhof, E. G., & Goel, V. (2001). Meaning and measurement: an inclusive model of evidence in health care. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 7(2), 91-96.

Valente, T. W., & Rogers, E. M. (1995). The origins and development of the diffusion of innovations paradigm as an example of scientific growth. Science Communication, 16(3), 242-273.

Weiss, C. (1979). The many meanings of research utilization. Public Administration Review, September/October, 426-431.

Weiss, C. H., & Bucuvalas, M. J. (1980). Truth tests and utility tests: Decision-makers' frames of reference for social science research. American Sociological Review, 45(April), 302-313.

Weiss, C. H. (1980). Knowledge creep and decision accretion. Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1(3), 381-404.

Evaluative Designs References

Campbell DT, Stanley JC (1966). Experimental and quasi-experimental designs for research. Chicago, Rand McNally

Cook TD, Campbell DT (1979). Quasi-experimentation: design and analysis issues for field settings. Chicago: Rand McNally.

Grimshaw JM, Campbell MK, Eccles MP, Steen IN (2000). Experimental and quasi-experimental designs for evaluating guideline implementation strategies. Family Practice, 17, S11-S18.

Cluster Randomized Trials References

A public domain cluster randomised sample size calculator is available from: www.abdn.ac.uk/hsru/epp/ss.hti

Campbell MK, Grimshaw JM, Steen IN (2000). Sample size calculations for cluster randomised trials. Journal of Health Services and Policy Research, 5, 12-16.

Campbell MK, Mollison J, Steen N, Grimshaw JM, Eccles MP (2000). Analysis of cluster randomised trials in primary care: a practical approach. Family Practice, 17, 192 - 196.

Campbell MK, Mollison JA, Grimshaw JM (2001). Cluster trials in implementation research: estimation of intracluster correlation coefficients and sample size. Statistics in Medicine, 20, 391-399.

Donner A, Klar N (2000). Design and analysis of cluster randomization trials in health research. London: Arnold.

Murray DM (1998). The design and analysis of group randomised trials. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Ukoumunne OC, Gulliford MC, Chinn S, Sterne JAC, Burney PGJ (1999). Methods for evaluating area-wide and organisation based interventions in health and health care: a systematic review. Health Technology Assesment, 3, no 5. (Downloadable from - www.hta.nhsweb.nhs.uk/)

Economic Evaluation in Implementation Research References

Sculpher M. Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of interventions designed to increase the utilisation of evidence-based guidelines. Family Practice. 2000 17: (Suppl 1) S26-S31.

Qualitative Methodology References

Murphy E, Dingwall R, Greatbatch D, Parker S, Watson P (1998). Qualitative research methods in health technology assessment: a review of the literature. Health Technology Assessment. 2:16.