Elueze Isioma N
Library and Information Science, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
Health Info Libr J. 2015 Sep;32(3):168-81. doi: 10.1111/hir.12097. Epub 2015 Mar 7.
The aim of this study was to identify the effectiveness of knowledge brokering as a knowledge translation (KT) strategy used in promoting evidence-based decision-making, evidence-based practice or collaboration between researchers, health practitioners and policymakers.
A systematised review of literature was performed using MEDLINE (through ProQuest Dialog), PubMed and Scopus electronic databases. A search strategy was developed to identify primary studies indexed in these databases on knowledge translation that reported the implementation of knowledge brokering. Sixty-two titles related to knowledge brokering were identified from the search after the removal of duplicates, and 24 articles met the eligibility criteria following the review of the full text documents. The findings were then synthesised using a narrative approach.
It was found that knowledge brokering has been an effective strategy for knowledge translation.
Although this review shows that knowledge brokering has been an effective strategy for KT, it advocates for more empirical studies to compare the effectiveness of specific knowledge brokering approaches with others. It also calls for empirical studies to explicate the role of library and information science professionals in knowledge brokering.
本研究旨在确定知识中介作为一种知识转化（KT）策略，在促进循证决策、循证实践或研究人员、卫生从业者和政策制定者之间合作方面的有效性。
使用MEDLINE（通过ProQuest Dialog）、PubMed和Scopus电子数据库对文献进行系统综述。制定了检索策略，以识别这些数据库中索引的关于知识转化且报告了知识中介实施情况的原始研究。在去除重复项后，从检索中识别出62个与知识中介相关的标题，在对全文文档进行审查后，有24篇文章符合纳入标准。然后采用叙述性方法对研究结果进行综合分析。
发现知识中介是一种有效的知识转化策略。
尽管本综述表明知识中介是一种有效的知识转化策略，但它主张进行更多实证研究，以比较特定知识中介方法与其他方法的有效性。它还呼吁进行实证研究，以阐明图书馆和信息科学专业人员在知识中介中的作用。
