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Conditions for uptake of evidence-based knowledge in municipal care for older people in Sweden : a developmental evaluation

Hultqvist, Sara LU ; Ekstam, Lisa LU orcid ; Andersson, Janicke LU ; Nilsson, Maria H. LU orcid ; Overton, Marieclaire LU ; Zingmark, Magnus LU orcid and Iwarsson, Susanne LU (2022) In BMC Research Notes 15(1).
Abstract

Objective: The objective of this paper is to describe the initial phase of a long-term collaboration initiative between a municipality and the Faculty of Medicine at a university in Sweden. The overall ambition of the collaboration is to strengthen the quality of care for older people. The concrete goal is to equip academically trained registered health care professionals (HCP) with tools for transferring evidence-based knowledge into practice. As municipal healthcare for older people is mainly carried out by staff lacking academic education, reg. HCP are key actors to bring in and consolidate an evidence-based approach in this setting. Developmental evaluation (DE) has been used to evaluate four separate activities in the initial... (More)

Objective: The objective of this paper is to describe the initial phase of a long-term collaboration initiative between a municipality and the Faculty of Medicine at a university in Sweden. The overall ambition of the collaboration is to strengthen the quality of care for older people. The concrete goal is to equip academically trained registered health care professionals (HCP) with tools for transferring evidence-based knowledge into practice. As municipal healthcare for older people is mainly carried out by staff lacking academic education, reg. HCP are key actors to bring in and consolidate an evidence-based approach in this setting. Developmental evaluation (DE) has been used to evaluate four separate activities in the initial phase. The activities where sequenced in a cumulative design to provide knowledge for further development of adequate tools. Results: The cumulative design originally planned did not fit the internal logic of the municipality. Therefore, workflow and pace adjustments were made to proceed towards the joint ambition; the creation of fruitful conditions for the uptake of evidence-based knowledge. Long-term collaboration between academia and organizations outside academia demands a sensitive and flexible research approach, recognizing that collaboration implies mutuality and restricts the sovereignty of academia in designing research.

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Aging, Collaboration, Integrated care, Older adults, Professional competence, Reg. health care professionals
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BMC Research Notes
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15
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1
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243
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BioMed Central (BMC)
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  • pmid:35799273
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1756-0500
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10.1186/s13104-022-06131-y
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Knowledge to Action in Municipality-based Health C are for Older People: What are the Incentives, Hindrances and Needs Identified by Registered Health C are Professionals?
Samverkan för ökad kompetens i äldreomsorgen
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English
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  author       = {{Hultqvist, Sara and Ekstam, Lisa and Andersson, Janicke and Nilsson, Maria H. and Overton, Marieclaire and Zingmark, Magnus and Iwarsson, Susanne}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1}},
  publisher    = {{BioMed Central (BMC)}},
  series       = {{BMC Research Notes}},
  title        = {{Conditions for uptake of evidence-based knowledge in municipal care for older people in Sweden : a developmental evaluation}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-022-06131-y}},
  doi          = {{10.1186/s13104-022-06131-y}},
  volume       = {{15}},
  year         = {{2022}},
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