Show simple item record

Files in this item

Thumbnail

Item metadata

dc.contributor.authorWilliamson, Anna
dc.contributor.authorBarker, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorGreen, Sally
dc.contributor.authorD'Este, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorDavies, Huw T. O.
dc.contributor.authorJorm, Louise
dc.contributor.authorShakeshaft, Anthony
dc.contributor.authorRudge, Sian
dc.contributor.authorRedman, Sally
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-08T10:30:08Z
dc.date.available2019-02-08T10:30:08Z
dc.date.issued2019-02-06
dc.identifier257423474
dc.identifierba0c2426-dfce-467d-ae84-639007f8f21a
dc.identifier85061084278
dc.identifier000458513300001
dc.identifier.citationWilliamson , A , Barker , D , Green , S , D'Este , C , Davies , H T O , Jorm , L , Shakeshaft , A , Rudge , S & Redman , S 2019 , ' Increasing the capacity of policy agencies to use research findings : a stepped-wedge trial ' , Health Research Policy and Systems , vol. 17 , 14 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-018-0408-8en
dc.identifier.issn1478-4505
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-2653-3695/work/57821633
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/17019
dc.descriptionSPIRIT was funded as part of the Centre for Informing Policy in Health with Evidence from Research (CIPHER), an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre for Research Excellence (APP1001436), which is administered by the Sax Institute. CIPHER is a joint project of the Sax Institute; Australasian Cochrane Centre, Monash University; University of Newcastle; University of New South Wales; Research Unit for Research Utilisation, University of St Andrews; Australian National University; and University of South Australia.en
dc.description.abstractBackground:  This paper describes the trial of a novel intervention, Supporting Policy In health with evidence from Research: an Intervention Trial (SPIRIT). It examines (1) the feasibility of delivering this kind of programme in practice; (2) its acceptability to participants; (3) the impact of the programme on the capacity of policy agencies to engage with research; and (4) the engagement with and use of research by policy agencies. Methods:  SPIRIT was a multifaceted, highly tailored, stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised, trial involving six health policy agencies in Sydney, Australia. Agencies were randomly allocated to one of three start dates to receive the 1-year intervention programme. SPIRIT included audit, feedback and goal setting; a leadership programme; staff training; the opportunity to test systems to facilitate research use in policies; and exchange with researchers. Outcome measures were collected at each agency every 6 months for 30 months. Results:  Participation in SPIRIT was associated with significant increases in research use capacity at staff and agency levels. Staff reported increased confidence in research use skills, and agency leaders reported more extensive systems and structures in place to support research use. Self-report data suggested there was also an increase in tactical research use among agency staff. Given the relatively small numbers of participating agencies and the complexity of their contexts, findings suggest it is possible to effect change in the way policy agencies approach the use of research. This is supported by the responses on the other trial measures; while these were not statistically significant, on 18 of the 20 different measures used, the changes observed were consistent with the hypothesised intervention effect (that is, positive impacts). Conclusions:  As an early test of an innovative approach, SPIRIT has demonstrated that it is possible to increase research engagement and use in policy agencies. While more work is needed to establish the replicability and generalisability of these findings, this trial suggests that building staff skills and organisational structures may be effective in increasing evidence use.
dc.format.extent16
dc.format.extent1313059
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofHealth Research Policy and Systemsen
dc.subjectPolicyen
dc.subjectEvidenceen
dc.subjectKnowledge translationen
dc.subjectKnowledge mobilisationen
dc.subjectInterventionen
dc.subjectHD28 Management. Industrial Managementen
dc.subjectRA Public aspects of medicineen
dc.subjectNDASen
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingen
dc.subject.lccHD28en
dc.subject.lccRAen
dc.titleIncreasing the capacity of policy agencies to use research findings : a stepped-wedge trialen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Managementen
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12961-018-0408-8
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden


This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record