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Using program evaluation to support knowledge translation in an interprofessional primary care team: a case study
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Using program evaluation to support knowledge translation in an interprofessional primary care team: a case study

Catherine Donnelly, Lyn Shulha, Don Klinger and Lori Letts
BMC family practice, Vol.17(1), pp.1-14
2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-016-0538-4
PMCID: PMC5053347
PMID: 27716161
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Abstract

Case study Integrated knowledge translation Interdisciplinary health team Knowledge translation Primary health care Program evaluation
Background Evaluation is a fundamental component in building quality primary care and is ideally situated to support individual, team and organizational learning by offering an accessible form of participatory inquiry. The evaluation literature has begun to recognize the unique features of KT evaluations and has described attributes to consider when evaluating KT activities. While both disciplines have focused on the evaluation of KT activities neither has explored the role of evaluation in KT. The purpose of the paper is to examine how participation in program evaluation can support KT in a primary care setting. Methods A mixed methods case study design was used, where evaluation was conceptualized as a change process and intervention. A Memory Clinic at an interprofessional primary care clinic was the setting in which the study was conducted. An evaluation framework, Pathways of Influence provided the theoretical foundation to understand how program evaluation can facilitate the translation of knowledge at the level of the individual, inter-personal (Memory Clinic team) and the organization. Data collection included questionnaires, interviews, evaluation log and document analysis. Questionnaires and interviews were administered both before and after the evaluation: Pattern matching was used to analyze the data based on predetermined propositions. Results Individuals gained program knowledge that resulted in changes to both individual and program practices. One of the key themes was the importance clinicians placed on local, program based knowledge. The evaluation had less influence on the broader health organization. Conclusions Program evaluation facilitated individual, team and organizational learning. The use of evaluation to support KT is ideally suited to a primary care setting by offering relevant and applicable knowledge to primary care team members while being sensitive to local context.

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