Title |
Building capacity for evidence informed decision making in public health: a case study of organizational change
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, February 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-12-137 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Leslea Peirson, Donna Ciliska, Maureen Dobbins, David Mowat |
Abstract |
Core competencies for public health in Canada require proficiency in evidence informed decision making (EIDM). However, decision makers often lack access to information, many workers lack knowledge and skills to conduct systematic literature reviews, and public health settings typically lack infrastructure to support EIDM activities. This research was conducted to explore and describe critical factors and dynamics in the early implementation of one public health unit's strategic initiative to develop capacity to make EIDM standard practice. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 27 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Canada | 4 | 15% |
United Kingdom | 4 | 15% |
United States | 2 | 7% |
Oman | 1 | 4% |
Ireland | 1 | 4% |
France | 1 | 4% |
Chile | 1 | 4% |
Australia | 1 | 4% |
Unknown | 12 | 44% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 16 | 59% |
Scientists | 7 | 26% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 11% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 4 | 2% |
Canada | 4 | 2% |
United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
South Africa | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 250 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 48 | 18% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 44 | 17% |
Researcher | 40 | 15% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 21 | 8% |
Other | 18 | 7% |
Other | 52 | 20% |
Unknown | 38 | 15% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Social Sciences | 70 | 27% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 49 | 19% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 25 | 10% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 23 | 9% |
Psychology | 15 | 6% |
Other | 32 | 12% |
Unknown | 47 | 18% |
Attention Score in Context
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#9,135
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#15
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