Articles in this series have examined aspects of knowledge translation in detail,
including various theoretical frameworks, types of interventions, implementation methods,
issues related to measurement and evaluation of processes and outcomes of care, and
the strengths and limitations of various study designs. This article draws upon what
has come before and presents some “case studies” of high-quality and successful knowledge-to-action
studies. The case studies (Kiefe et al. [
[1]
], examining the use of achievable benchmarks with audit and feedback to improve multiple
processes of care for patients with diabetes; Kucher et al. [
[2]
], examining decision support and prompts for improving care of hospitalized patients
at risk of thromboembolism; and Gonzales et al. [
[3]
], looking at a multifaceted intervention to decrease antibiotic prescribing for respiratory
tract infections in the community) have in common that they addressed common and clinically
important problems where the established evidence was already very strong and directed
efforts at changing health professional patterns of practice.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: November 05, 2009
Accepted:
August 16,
2009
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