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Examining and addressing evidence-practice gaps in cancer care: a systematic review.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.
- Mapping variation in intervention design: a systematic review to develop a program theory for patient navigator programs.Systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
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- Barriers and facilitators to implementing an online psychological intervention for adolescent and young adult cancer survivors in a community setting.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Implementation and Efficacy of Total Wellness: A Community-Based Cancer Prevention and Lifestyle Intervention Program.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2025Article
- Collaborative Funding Model to Improve Quality of Care for Metastatic Breast Cancer in Europe.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Article
- Implementing a Tribally Engaged Lung Cancer Screening Pilot Program in Rural Oklahoma.Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2025Article
- Mixed-methods organizational evaluation of a physical activity programme for cancer survivors in primary care.Translational behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Comparison of factors associated with the evidence-practice gap as perceived by Japanese and Brazilian dentists.Journal of dentistry · 2024Article
- The Evidence-practice Gap in Minimal Intervention Dentistry: An International Comparison Between Dentists in Japan and Brazil.Operative dentistry · 2024Article
- Economic Burden of SARS-CoV-2 Patients with Multi-Morbidity: A Systematic Review Protocol.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Web-based intervention to improve the evidence-practice gap in minimal intervention dentistry: Findings from a dental practice-based research network.Journal of dentistry · 2021Article
- Preparedness to Implement Physical Activity and Rehabilitation Guidelines in Routine Primary Care Cancer Rehabilitation: Focus Group Interviews Exploring Rehabilitation Professionals' Perceptions.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2021Article
- Nutritional management of patients with oesophageal cancer throughout the treatment trajectory: benchmarking against best practice.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020Article
- Evidence-practice gap in minimal intervention dentistry: Findings from a dental practice-based research network.Journal of dentistry · 2020Article
- What are the appropriate thresholds for High Quality Performance Indicators for breast surgery in Australia and New Zealand?Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2020Article
- In the hands of nurses: A focus group study of how nurses perceive and promote inpatients' needs for physical activity.Nursing open · 2020Article
- The Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network: Accelerating the implementation of evidence-based cancer prevention and control interventions.Preventive medicine · 2019Article
- Factors analysis on the use of key quality indicators for narrowing the gap of quality of care of breast cancer.BMC cancer · 2019Article
- Assessing patients' experiences of cancer care across the treatment pathway: a mapping review of recent psychosocial cancer care publications.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2019Review
- Have we increased our efforts to identify strategies which encourage colorectal cancer screening in primary care patients? A review of research outputs over time.Preventive medicine reports · 2018Review
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Authors and funding
6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundThere is increasing recognition of gaps between best scientific evidence and clinical practice. This systematic review aimed to assess the volume and scope of peer-reviewed cancer research output in the years 2000, 2005, and 2010.
methodsEligible papers were published in English and reported on evidence-practice gaps in cancer care. The electronic database Medline was searched for three time periods using MeSH headings and keywords. Abstracts were assessed against eligibility criteria by one reviewer and checked by a second. Papers meeting eligibility criteria were coded as data-based or non-data-based, and by cancer type of focus. All data-based papers were then further classified as descriptive studies documenting the extent of, or barriers to addressing, the evidence-practice gap; or intervention studies examining the effectiveness of strategies to reduce the evidence-practice gap.
resultsA total of 176 eligible papers were identified. The number of publications significantly increased over time, from 25 in 2000 to 100 in 2010 (p < 0.001). Of the 176 identified papers, 160 were data-based. The majority of these (n = 150) reported descriptive studies. Only 10 studies examined the effectiveness of interventions designed to reduce discrepancies between evidence and clinical practice. Of these, only one was a randomized controlled trial. Of all data-based studies, almost one-third (n = 48) examined breast cancer care.
conclusionsWhile the number of publications investigating evidence-practice gaps in cancer care increased over a ten-year period, most studies continued to describe gaps between best evidence and clinical practice, rather than rigorously testing interventions to reduce the gap.
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