Deliberative dialogues as a mechanism for knowledge translation and exchange in health systems decision-making

Jennifer A. Boyko, John N. Lavis, Julia Abelson, Maureen Dobbins and Nancy Carter

Social Science & Medicine, 2012, vol. 75, issue 11, 1938-1945

Abstract: Models that describe the key features and intended effects of specific knowledge translation and exchange (KTE) interventions are much less prominent than models that provide a more general understanding of KTE. Our aim was to develop a model in order to describe the key features and intended effects of deliberative dialogues used as a KTE strategy and to understand how deliberative dialogues can support evidence-informed policymaking. By using critical interpretive synthesis, we identified 17 papers representing four fields of enquiry and integrated our findings into a model. The key features described in the model are: 1) an appropriate (i.e., conducive to the particular dialogue) meeting environment; 2) an appropriate mix of participants; and, 3) an appropriate use of research evidence. These features combine to create three types of intended effects: 1) short-term individual-level; 3) medium-term community/organizational-level; and, 3) long-term system-level. The concept of capacity building helps to explain the relationship between features and effects. The model is a useful contribution to the KTE field because it is a practical tool that could be used to guide the development and evaluation of deliberative dialogues in order to understand more about achieving particular outcomes in relation to specific issues or contexts.

Keywords: Critical interpretive synthesis; Systematic review; Deliberative dialogues; Evidence-informed policy-making; Knowledge translation and exchange; Health systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.06.016

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