[PDF] Top 20 SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 4: Using research evidence to clarify a problem

... a problem to attention, par- ticularly if it is a large change or it receives significant attention in a report or media ...a problem may come to light through feedback from the operation of a current ... See full document

... A scorecard, such as the one shown in Additional File 2, can be used to assess the capacity of an organisation to support its use of research evidence. This can provide a useful basis for discussion ... See full document

... or health maintenance organisations may be able to negotiate special arrangements with pharmaceuti- cal companies for substantially lower prices than those available to patients or other ... See full document

... Patients, health professionals, and people making deci- sions about health policies and programmes are more likely to decide to use an intervention if its effects are reported as a relative effect than if ... See full document

... in policymaking, particularly in terms of assisting with descriptions of the impacts of ...a problem, how and why options work, and stakeholder views and experiences related to particular ... See full document

... the SUPPORT tools discussed in Articles 4-6 in this series [4- 6]), or to other efforts to support evidence-informed pol- ...who support ... See full document

... World Health Organization (WHO) and others have actively promoted DOT since the 1980s, generally as part of a comprehensive tuberculosis management programme known as DOTS (directly observed therapy, short ... See full document

... between health systems may often result in a policy or programme option that is used in one setting not being feasible or acceptable in ...whether research evidence about an option can be applied to ... See full document

... relevant research, and to collecting and analys- ing data from included studies ...combine evidence on the economic consequences of interventions [4], such as the cost-effectiveness of breast- ... See full document

... a Health Minister or senior staff member in a Ministry, this article suggests a number of questions that staff might be asked to consider when pre- paring a policy brief regarding impacts on ...who support ... See full document

... to using new interactive informa- tion and communication technologies (ICTs) - including websites, blogs, and social networking sites - which are becoming more and more ...of health information, some of ... See full document

... use research evidence can help policymakers and those who support them to do their jobs better and more ...and using research evidence to support evidence- ... See full document

... high-quality evidence showing that magnesium sulphate, a low-cost drug, is effective for the treatment of eclampsia and pre-eclampsia ...and health workers are authorised to administer it ... See full document

... A policymaking process is already underway and their role is to assess the options presented to them, or ...A policymaking process has not yet begun and their role is therefore to identify options, ... See full document

... of health professional ...dialogue informed by a pre-circulated policy brief and by a discussion about the full range of factors that can influence the policymaking ... See full document

... for evidence-packaging have often been developed in response to the few available empirical stud- ies of the preferences of health policymakers for different kinds of mechanisms (and not their usage or ... See full document

... relevant research is identi- fied, appraised and used appropriately) and should also be reported ...a problem, such as the proportion of chil- dren who do not complete their vaccination schedule, will ... See full document

... of research evidence, which they noted must be tailored to suit the needs of policy- ...sharing tools that can encourage policymakers to receive research evidence and use ...to ... See full document

... useful tools in guiding the process of identify- ing ...of health services, health sector policy and strate- gic management, public policies cutting across sectors, and environmental and contextual ... See full document

... of research evidence by policymakers to inform decisions about public ...public health and policy journals and scan the websites of relevant organisations and the reference lists of previous reviews ... See full document