Facilitating knowledge transfer to policy makers and front-line workers during a pandemic: Implementation, impact and lessons learned.

IF 2.2 4区医学 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Health Information and Libraries Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-11 DOI:10.1111/hir.12523

Nicola Pearce-Smith, Emma Farrow, James Robinson, Blathnaid Mahon, Cat McGillycuddy, Kester Savage

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Abstract

Background: Stakeholders working on the COVID-19 pandemic response needed access to evidence, requiring a systematic approach to identify and disseminate relevant research.

Objectives: Outline the stages of development of a COVID-19 Literature Digest; demonstrate the impact the Digest had on decision-making and knowledge gain; identify the lessons learned.

Methods: A standardised process was developed to identify and select papers. The main sources for content were PubMed, bioRxiv and medRxiv. A shared EndNote library was used to deduplicate and organise papers. Three user surveys obtained feedback from subscribers to determine if the Digest remained valuable, and explore the benefits to individuals.

Results: 40-60 papers were summarised each week. 211 Digests were produced from March 2020 to March 2022, with around 10,000 papers included altogether. Survey results suggest benefits of the Digest were gaining new knowledge, saving time and contributing to evidence-based decision making.

Discussion: Digest procedures constantly evolved and were adapted in response to survey feedback. Lessons identified: learn from failure, communication is key, measure your impact, work collaboratively, reflect and be flexible.

Conclusion: The Digest was successfully produced within the limits of available resource. The learning from this Digest will inform evidence monitoring, selection and dissemination for future health crises.

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在大流行病期间促进向决策者和前线工作人员转移知识：实施、影响和经验教训。

背景：从事 COVID-19 大流行应对工作的利益相关者需要获取证据，这就需要采用系统的方法来确定和传播相关研究：概述 COVID-19 文献摘要的开发阶段；展示该摘要对决策和知识获取的影响；总结经验教训：方法：制定了一个标准化流程来识别和选择论文。内容的主要来源是 PubMed、bioRxiv 和 medRxiv。共享 EndNote 库用于重复和组织论文。通过三次用户调查获得了订户的反馈意见，以确定文摘是否仍然有价值，并探讨对个人的益处：每周摘要 40-60 篇论文。从 2020 年 3 月到 2022 年 3 月，共出版了 211 期文摘，收录了约 10,000 篇论文。调查结果显示，文摘的益处在于获得新知识、节省时间以及有助于循证决策：讨论：文摘程序不断发展，并根据调查反馈进行了调整。总结出的经验是：从失败中吸取教训、沟通是关键、衡量影响、合作、反思和灵活：结论：在现有资源范围内成功编制了《摘要》。从该文摘中学到的知识将为今后的健康危机中的证据监测、选择和传播提供参考。

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Health Information and Libraries Journal INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

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6.70

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10.50%

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期刊介绍： Health Information and Libraries Journal (HILJ) provides practitioners, researchers, and students in library and health professions an international and interdisciplinary forum. Its objectives are to encourage discussion and to disseminate developments at the frontiers of information management and libraries. A major focus is communicating practices that are evidence based both in managing information and in supporting health care. The Journal encompasses: - Identifying health information needs and uses - Managing programmes and services in the changing health environment - Information technology and applications in health - Educating and training health information professionals - Outreach to health user groups