Janet E Squires, Ian D Graham, Alison M Hutchinson, Stefanie Linklater, Jamie C Brehaut, Janet Curran, Noah Ivers, John N Lavis, Susan Michie, Anne E Sales, Michelle Fiander, Shannon Fenton, Thomas Noseworthy, Jocelyn Vine, Jeremy M Grimshaw
AIM: To conduct a concept analysis of clinical practice contexts (work environments) that facilitate or militate against the uptake of research evidence by healthcare professionals in clinical practice. This will involve developing a clear definition of context by describing its features, domains and defining characteristics. BACKGROUND: The context where clinical care is delivered influences that care. While research shows that context is important to knowledge translation (implementation), we lack conceptual clarity on what is context, which contextual factors probably modify the effect of knowledge translation interventions (and hence should be considered when designing interventions) and which contextual factors themselves could be targeted as part of a knowledge translation intervention (context modification)...
May 2015: Journal of Advanced Nursing