Determinants of knowledge translation from health technology assessment to policy-making in China: From the perspective of researchers

Wenbin Liu, Lizheng Shi, Raymond W Pong, Hengjin Dong, Yiwei Mao, Meng Tang and Yingyao Chen

PLOS ONE, 2018, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: Background: For health technology assessment (HTA) to be more policy relevant and for health technology-related decision-making to be truly evidence-based, promoting knowledge translation (KT) is of vital importance. Although some research has focused on KT of HTA, there is a dearth of literature on KT determinants and the situation in developing countries and transitional societies remains largely unknown. Objective: To investigate the determinants of HTA KT from research to health policy-making from the perspective of researchers in China. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: A structured questionnaire which focused on KT was distributed to HTA researchers in China. KT activity levels in various fields of HTA research were compared, using one-way ANOVA. Principal component analysis was performed to provide a basis to combine similar variables. To investigate the determinants of KT level, multiple linear regression analysis was performed. Results: Based on a survey of 382 HTA researchers, it was found that HTA KT wasn’t widespread in China. Furthermore, results showed that no significant differences existed between the various HTA research fields. Factors, such as attitudes of researchers toward HTA and evidence utilization, academic ranks and linkages between researchers and policy-makers, had significant impact on HTA KT (p-values

Date: 2018
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