scholarly journals Generic Cost-Effectiveness Models: A Proof of Concept of a Tool for Informed Decision-Making for Public Health Precision Medicine

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 217-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan R. Snyder ◽  
Jing Hao ◽  
Larisa H. Cavallari ◽  
Zhi Geng ◽  
Amanda Elsey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Precision Medicine ◽  
Informed Decision ◽  
Informed Decision Making ◽  
Proof Of Concept

scholarly journals A referral aid for smoking cessation interventions in primary care: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniëlle N. Zijlstra ◽  
Jean W.M. Muris ◽  
Catherine Bolman ◽  
J. Mathis Elling ◽  
Vera E.R.A. Knapen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Informed Decision ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Informed Decision Making

Abstract Background: To expedite the use of evidence-based smoking cessation interventions (EBSCIs) in primary care and to thereby increase the number of successful quit attempts, a referral aid was developed. This aid aims to optimize the referral to and use of EBSCIs in primary care and to increase adherence to Dutch guidelines for smoking cessation. Methods: Practice nurses (PNs) will be randomly allocated to an experimental condition or control condition, and will then recruit smoking patients who show a willingness to quit smoking within six months. PNs allocated to the experimental condition will provide smoking cessation guidance in accordance with the referral aid. Patients from both conditions will receive questionnaires at baseline and after six months. Cessation effectiveness will be tested via multilevel logistic regression analyses. Multiple imputations as well as intention to treat analysis will be performed. Intervention appreciation and level of informed decision-making will be compared using analysis of (co)variance. Predictors for appreciation and informed decision-making will be assessed using multiple linear regression analysis and/or structural equation modeling. Finally, a cost-effectiveness study will be conducted. Discussion: This paper describes the study design for the development and evaluation of an information and decision tool to support PNs in their guidance of smoking patients and their referral to EBSCIs. The study aims to provide insight into the (cost) effectiveness of an intervention aimed at expediting the use of EBSCIs in primary care.

Chemical mixtures from a public health perspective: the importance of research for informed decision making

Toxicology ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 105 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 429-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken Sexton ◽  
Barbara D. Beck ◽  
Eula Bingham ◽  
Joseph D. Brain ◽  
David M. DeMarini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Informed Decision ◽  
Informed Decision Making ◽  
Chemical Mixtures ◽  
Public Health Perspective

scholarly journals Cochrane update: building capacity in evidence-informed decision-making to improve public health

2013 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 624-627 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tahna L. Pettman ◽  
Rebecca Armstrong ◽  
Kirsty Jones ◽  
Elizabeth Waters ◽  
Jodie Doyle
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Informed Decision ◽  
Informed Decision Making ◽  
Building Capacity

scholarly journals Participation in the National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools’ Knowledge Broker Mentoring Program: a public health inspector perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-16
Author(s):  
Andrea Powers ◽  
T. Pelletier ◽  
R. Ray ◽  
A. Reynolds ◽  
C. Howarth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Informed Decision ◽  
Knowledge Broker ◽  
Rapid Review ◽  
Practice Research ◽  
Mentoring Program ◽  
Informed Decision Making ◽  
Successful Completion ◽  
Time Commitment

Although evidence-informed decision making is an important part of the field of public health inspection, finding the time to stay informed of current research can be a challenge amidst day-to-day job expectations. This article will explore how two Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) from Ottawa Public Health, a municipal public health unit in Ontario, incorporated evidence-informed decision making (EIDM) into their work. They built their EIDM skills through participating in the 18-month Knowledge Broker (KB) Mentoring Program offered by the National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools. The program required a substantial time commitment, including nine in-person workshop days and dedicated hours to practice research appraisal skills and to complete a rapid review. The inspectors were approved and supported to spend the necessary time; however, they still found it difficult to designate hours for learning while balancing their frontline inspection workload. This article will share observations about the PHI’s involvement, including benefits and challenges as well as factors that facilitated their successful completion of the KB Mentoring Program.

Essential skills for using research evidence in public health policy: a systematic review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saliha Ziam ◽  
Pierre Gignac ◽  
Élodie Courant ◽  
Esther Mc Sween-Cadieux
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Research Evidence ◽  
Informed Decision ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Informed Decision Making ◽  
Evidence Use ◽  
Public Health Decision ◽  
Health Decision

Background: Decisions related to the development and implementation of public health programmes or policies can benefit from more effective use of the best available knowledge. However, decision makers do not always feel sufficiently equipped or may lack the capacity to use evidence. This can lead them to overlook or set aside research results that could be relevant to their practice area.Aims and objectives: The objective of this systematic review was to synthesise the essential skills that facilitate the use of research evidence by public health decision makers.Methods: Thirty-nine articles that met our inclusion criteria were included. An inductive approach was used to extract data on evidence-informed decision-making-related skills and data were synthesised as a narrative review.Findings: The analysis revealed three categories of skills that are essential for evidence-informed decision-making process: interpersonal, cognitive, and leadership and influencing skills. Such cross-sectoral skills are essential for identifying, obtaining, synthesising, and integrating sound research results into the decision-making process.Discussion and conclusions: The results of this systematic review will help direct capacity-building efforts towards enhancing research evidence use by public health decision makers, such as developing different types of training that would be relevant to their needs. Also, when considering the evidence-informed decision-making skills development, there are several useful and complementary approaches to link research most effectively to action. On one hand, it is important not only to support decision makers at the individual level through skills development, but also to provide them with a day-to-day environment that is conducive to evidence use.<br />Key messages<br /><ul><li>Public health programmes or policies can benefit from more effective use of the best available knowledge;</li><br /><li>This review identified 39 studies on skills related to evidence-informed decision making;</li><br /><li>Three categories of skills are proposed: cognitive, interpersonal and leadership and influencing skills;</li><br /><li>It will help direct capacity-building efforts towards enhancing evidence use by decision makers.</li></ul>

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