Engaging policy-makers, health system managers, and policy analysts in the knowledge synthesis process: a scoping review

This study aimed to map the evidence on engaging knowledge users with an emphasis on policy-makers, health system managers, and policy analysts in the knowledge synthesis process through a scoping review. Knowledge users were most commonly engaged as key informants who were engaged through structured meetings or workshops and surveys, focus groups or interviews. Knowledge users were engaged only once during the knowledge synthesis process in two-fifths of the documents, twice in one-quarter of the documents, three times in one-tenth of the documents, and across all four stages in nearly one-quarter of the documents. None of the documents conducted a formal evaluation of engagement and measurement tools specific to engagement were not identified. Sixteen barriers and facilitators were identified. The most common facilitator was content expertise/awareness of the knowledge user, whereas the most common barrier was lack of time or opportunity for engagement

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Tricco AC, Zarin W, Rios P, Nincic V, Khan PA, Ghassemi M et al. Engaging policy-makers, heath system managers, and policy analysts in the knowledge synthesis process: a scoping review. Implementation Science. 2018;13(1):31. doi: 10.1186/s13012-018-0717-x