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The effectiveness of toolkits as knowledge translation strategies for integrating evidence into clinical care: a systematic review.
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Who cites it
76 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Toolkits for implementing and evaluating digital health: A systematic review of rigor and reporting.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2021Pooled it
- Interventions to Promote Healthy Meals in Full-Service Restaurants and Canteens: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2021Pooled it
- Feet/Footwear-Related Fall Risk Screening Tool for Older Adults: Development and Content Validation.Frontiers in public health · 2021Pooled it
- Spread tools: a systematic review of components, uptake, and effectiveness of quality improvement toolkits.Implementation science : IS · 2019Pooled it
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- The Coordination Toolkit and Coaching Project: Cluster-Randomized Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Patient Experience of Care Coordination.Journal of general internal medicine · 2022Trial
- Does increased implementation support improve community clinics' guideline-concordant care? Results of a mixed methods, pragmatic comparative effectiveness trial.Implementation science : IS · 2019Trial
- Study protocol for "Study of Practices Enabling Implementation and Adaptation in the Safety Net (SPREAD-NET)": a pragmatic trial comparing implementation strategies.Implementation science : IS · 2015Trial
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- Toolkits and Toolboxes on Cancer Care and Mental Health: A Scoping Review Following the PRSMA-ScR Guidelines.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Knowledge Translation Interventions for Youth Health Care Transitions: Protocol for a Realist Review.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Co-design and evaluation of a regional and rural translation bronchiolitis platform: study protocol.Pediatric research · 2026Article
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- Integration of the Integrate, Design, Assess, and Share Framework in Developing the Environmental Health Literacy Toolkit Paraben-Free & Me: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Evaluation of the mental health transition navigation model in child and adolescent mental health settings: findings from a pre-post, mixed-methods study.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
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- Optimal provision of opiate substitution therapy and needle and syringe programmes: a multi-method realist evaluation.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2025Article
- Mediators implementation and delivery: the falls management exercise programme (FaME).BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Risk perception of personal care products: A scoping review of knowledge translation strategies in environmental health.Journal of public health research · 2025Review
- Implementing High-Intensity Gait Training in Stroke Rehabilitation: A Real-World Pragmatic Approach.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the effectiveness of toolkits as a knowledge translation (KT) strategy for facilitating the implementation of evidence into clinical care. Toolkits include multiple resources for educating and/or facilitating behaviour change.
designSystematic review of the literature on toolkits.
methodsA search was conducted on MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO and CINAHL. Studies were included if they evaluated the effectiveness of a toolkit to support the integration of evidence into clinical care, and if the KT goal(s) of the study were to inform, share knowledge, build awareness, change practice, change behaviour, and/or clinical outcomes in healthcare settings, inform policy, or to commercialise an innovation. Screening of studies, assessment of methodological quality and data extraction for the included studies were conducted by at least two reviewers.
results39 relevant studies were included for full review; 8 were rated as moderate to strong methodologically with clinical outcomes that could be somewhat attributed to the toolkit. Three of the eight studies evaluated the toolkit as a single KT intervention, while five embedded the toolkit into a multistrategy intervention. Six of the eight toolkits were partially or mostly effective in changing clinical outcomes and six studies reported on implementation outcomes. The types of resources embedded within toolkits varied but included predominantly educational materials.
conclusionsFuture toolkits should be informed by high-quality evidence and theory, and should be evaluated using rigorous study designs to explain the factors underlying their effectiveness and successful implementation.
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