Evidence-based health care: A roadmap for knowledge translation

Chien-Yu Chen; Tsai-Wei Huang; Ken N Kuo; Ka-Wai Tam

doi:10.1016/j.jcma.2017.04.010

Evidence-based health care: A roadmap for knowledge translation

J Chin Med Assoc. 2017 Dec;80(12):747-749. doi: 10.1016/j.jcma.2017.04.010. Epub 2017 Sep 29.

Authors

Chien-Yu Chen¹, Tsai-Wei Huang², Ken N Kuo³, Ka-Wai Tam⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC; Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
² School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
³ Cochrane Taiwan, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
⁴ Cochrane Taiwan, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC; Center for Evidence-Based Health Care, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC; Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC; Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC. Electronic address: kelvintam@h.tmu.edu.tw.

PMID: 28969992
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcma.2017.04.010

Abstract

Evidence-based health care informs clinicians of choices regarding the most effective care based on the best available research evidence. However, concepts or instruments of evidence-based medicine are still fragmented for most clinicians. Substantial gaps between evidence and clinical practice remain. A knowledge translation roadmap may help clinicians to improve the quality of care by integration of various concepts in evidence-based health care. Improving research transparency and accuracy, conducting an updated systematic review, and shared decision making are the key points to diminish the gaps between research and practice.

Keywords: Evidence-based health care; Health care policy; Knowledge translation; Shared decision making; Systematic review.

Publication types

Review
Systematic Review

MeSH terms

Evidence-Based Practice*
Humans
Knowledge
Practice Guidelines as Topic