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A systematic review of instruments to assess organizational readiness for knowledge translation in health care.
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65 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Unpacking organizational readiness for change: an updated systematic review and content analysis of assessments.BMC health services research · 2020Pooled it
- Meausures of organizational characteristics associated with adoption and/or implementation of innovations: A systematic review.BMC health services research · 2017Pooled it
- Staff- and service-level factors associated with organisational readiness to implement a clinical pathway for the identification, assessment, and management of anxiety and depression in adults with cancer.BMC health services research · 2023Trial
- Results of a multi-site pragmatic hybrid type 3 cluster randomized trial comparing level of facilitation while implementing an intervention in community-dwelling disabled and older adults in a Medicaid waiver.Implementation science : IS · 2022Trial
- The implementation and validation of the NoMAD during a complex primary care intervention.BMC medical research methodology · 2022Trial
- "I'll leave that to the case managers." Healthcare Service Providers' Perceptions of Organizational Readiness for Change in a Randomized Controlled Trial-A Qualitative Analysis Exploring Implementation Success.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Predicting organizational readiness to implement HIV prevention with couples using practitioners' intentions: testing a heuristic.Translational behavioral medicine · 2020Trial
- Provision of peer specialist services in VA patient aligned care teams: protocol for testing a cluster randomized implementation trial.Implementation science : IS · 2017Trial
- Factor selection in configurational comparative analysis - guidance for implementation researchers.Implementation science communications · 2026Article
- Design, validation, and evaluation of a native tool for assessing organizational readiness to implement knowledge translation in Type I medical universities in Iran.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Organizational readiness for implementing infection control in European hospitals: insights from Coincidence Analysis.Implementation science communications · 2026Article
- Ready for change? The effect of profession and organization on patient safety culture and organizational readiness for change - a cross-sectional study.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Building readiness in community-based organisations to enable the implementation of public health interventions for adults and older adults: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Schools' Readiness for Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Education: an Overview of Theoretical Models.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2025Review
- Managers' perceptions of organizational readiness for change within disability healthcare: a Swedish national study with an embedded mixed-methods approach.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- The Implementation Process Assessment Tool: translation, contextualization, and psychometric evaluation of a Swedish version in a municipal elderly care context.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Effectiveness and feasibility of a motivational interviewing intake (MII) intervention for increasing client engagement in outpatient addiction treatment: an effectiveness-implementation hybrid design protocol.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2023Article
- Factors that support readiness to implement integrated evidence-based practice to increase cancer screening.Implementation science communications · 2022Article
- Unraveling implementation context: the Basel Approach for coNtextual ANAlysis (BANANA) in implementation science and its application in the SMILe project.Implementation science communications · 2022Article
- Hospital In Home: Evaluating Need and Readiness for Implementation (HENRI) in the Department of Veterans Affairs: protocol for a mixed-methods evaluation and participatory implementation planning study.Implementation science communications · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe translation of research into practices has been incomplete. Organizational readiness for change (ORC) is a potential facilitator of effective knowledge translation (KT). However we know little about the best way to assess ORC. Therefore, we sought to systematically review ORC measurement instruments.
methodsWe searched for published studies in bibliographic databases (Pubmed, Embase, CINAHL, PsychINFO, Web of Science, etc.) up to November 1st, 2012. We included publications that developed ORC measures and/or empirically assessed ORC using an instrument at the organizational level in the health care context. We excluded articles if they did not refer specifically to ORC, did not concern the health care domain or were limited to individual-level change readiness. We focused on identifying the psychometric properties of instruments that were developed to assess readiness in an organization prior to implementing KT interventions in health care. We used the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing to assess the psychometric properties of identified ORC measurement instruments.
findingsWe found 26 eligible instruments described in 39 publications. According to the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing, 18 (69%) of a total of 26 measurement instruments presented both validity and reliability criteria. The Texas Christian University -ORC (TCU-ORC) scale reported the highest instrument validity with a score of 4 out of 4. Only one instrument, namely the Modified Texas Christian University - Director version (TCU-ORC-D), reported a reliability score of 2 out of 3. No information was provided regarding the reliability and validity of five (19%) instruments.
conclusionOur findings indicate that there are few valid and reliable ORC measurement instruments that could be applied to KT in the health care sector. The TCU-ORC instrument presents the best evidence in terms of validity testing. Future studies using this instrument could provide more knowledge on its relevance to diverse clinical contexts.
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