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ArticleHealth research policy and systems2023

Knowledge management tools and mechanisms for evidence-informed decision-making in the WHO European Region: a scoping review.

Fadi El-Jardali, Lama Bou-Karroum, Nadeen Hilal, Maya Hammoud, Nour Hemadi, Michelle Assal, Nour Kalach, Aya Harb, Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, Tyrone Reden Sy and 1 more

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Article in Health research policy and systems, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Fadi El-JardaliDepartment of Health Management and Policy, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Lama Bou-KarroumDepartment of Health Management and Policy, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Nadeen HilalKnowledge to Policy Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Maya HammoudDepartment of Health Management and Policy, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Nour HemadiKnowledge to Policy Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Michelle AssalKnowledge to Policy Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Nour KalachKnowledge to Policy Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Aya HarbKnowledge to Policy Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Natasha Azzopardi-MuscatDivision of Country Health Policies and Systems, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Tyrone Reden SyDivision of Country Health Policies and Systems, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark. syt@who.int.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0161-5595
David Novillo-OrtizDivision of Country Health Policies and Systems, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Funding

World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundKnowledge management (KM) emerged as a strategy to promote evidence-informed decision-making. This scoping review aims to map existing KM tools and mechanisms used to promote evidence-informed health decision-making in the WHO European Region and identify knowledge gaps.

methodsFollowing the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) guidance for conducting scoping reviews, we searched Medline, PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane library, and Open Grey. We conducted a descriptive analysis of the general characteristics of the included papers and conducted narrative analysis of the included studies and categorized studies according to KM type and phase.

resultsOut of 9541 citations identified, we included 141 studies. The KM tools mostly assessed are evidence networks, surveillance tools, observatories, data platforms and registries, with most examining KM tools in high-income countries of the WHO European region. Findings suggest that KM tools can identify health problems, inform health planning and resource allocation, increase the use of evidence by policymakers and stimulate policy discussion.

conclusionPolicymakers and funding agencies are called to support capacity-building activities, and future studies to strengthen KM in the WHO European region particularly in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. An updated over-arching strategy to coordinate KM activities in the WHO European region will be useful in these efforts.

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Knowledge ManagementPolicyHumansKnowledgeUnited StatesWorld Health OrganizationEvidence-informed decision-makingKnowledge managementScoping reviewWHO European Region

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PMID37907919
PMCPMC10619313

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