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ArticleInternational journal for equity in health2017

Setting priorities for knowledge translation of Cochrane reviews for health equity: Evidence for Equity.

Peter Tugwell, Jennifer Petkovic, Vivian Welch, Jennifer Vincent, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Rachel Churchill, Don deSavigny, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Tomas Pantoja

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Article in International journal for equity in health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Peter TugwellDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada. tugwell.bb@uottawa.ca.
Jennifer PetkovicBruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
Vivian WelchBruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
Jennifer VincentBruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
Zulfiqar A BhuttaCenter of Excellence in Women and Child Health, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Rachel ChurchillCentre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York, York, UK.
Don deSavignyDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland.
Lawrence MbuagbawDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
Tomas PantojaDepartment of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Centro Medico San Joaquin, Santiago, Chile.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA focus on equity in health can be seen in many global development goals and reports, research and international declarations. With the development of a relevant framework and methods, the Campbell and Cochrane Equity Methods Group has encouraged the application of an 'equity lens' to systematic reviews, and many organizations publish reviews intended to address health equity. The purpose of the Evidence for Equity (E4E) project was to conduct a priority-setting exercise and apply an equity lens by developing a knowledge translation product comprising summaries of systematic reviews from the Cochrane Library. E4E translates evidence from systematic reviews into 'friendly front end' summaries for policy makers.

methodsThe following topic areas with high burdens of disease globally, were selected for the pilot: diabetes/obesity, HIV/AIDS, malaria, nutrition, and mental health/depression. For each topic area, a "stakeholder panel" was assembled that included policymakers and researchers. A systematic search of Cochrane reviews was conducted for each area to identify equity-relevant interventions with a meaningful impact. Panel chairs developed a rating sheet which was used by all panels to rank the importance of these interventions by: 1) Ease of Implementation; 2) Health System Requirements; 3)Universality/Generalizability/Share of Burden; and 4) Impact on Inequities/Effect on equity. The ratings of panel members were averaged for each intervention and criterion, and interventions were ordered according to the average overall ratings.

resultsStakeholder panels identified the top 10 interventions from their respective topic areas. The evidence on these interventions is being summarized with an equity focus and the results posted online, at http://methods.cochrane.org/equity/e4e-series .

conclusionsThis method provides an explicit approach to setting priorities by systematic review groups and funders for providing decision makers with evidence for the most important equity-relevant interventions.

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Health EquityHealth PrioritiesReview Literature as TopicTranslational Research, BiomedicalAdministrative PersonnelHealth PolicyHumansEquityPriority settingSystematic reviews

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PMID29197403
PMCPMC5712153

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