Methods proposed for monitoring the implementation of evidence-based research: a cross-sectional study.

Puljak, Livia; Bala, Małgorzata M; Zając, Joanna; Meštrović, Tomislav; Buttiġieġ, Sandra; Yanakoulia, Mary; Briel, Matthias; Lunny, Carole; Lesniak, Wiktoria; Poklepović Peričić, Tina; Alonso-Coello, Pablo; Clarke, Mike; Djulbegovic, Benjamin; Gartlehner, Gerald; Giannakou, Konstantinos; Glenny, Anne-Marie; Glenton, Claire; Guyatt, Gordon; Hemkens, Lars G; Ioannidis, John P A; ... (2024). Methods proposed for monitoring the implementation of evidence-based research: a cross-sectional study. Journal of clinical epidemiology, 168, p. 111247. Elsevier 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111247

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OBJECTIVES

Evidence-based research (EBR) is the systematic and transparent use of prior research to inform a new study so that it answers questions that matter in a valid, efficient, and accessible manner. This study surveyed experts about existing (e.g. citation analysis) and new methods for monitoring EBR and collected ideas about implementing these methods.

STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING

We conducted a cross-sectional study via an online survey between November 2022 and March 2023. Participants were experts from the fields of evidence synthesis and research methodology in health research. Open-ended questions were coded by recurring themes; descriptive statistics were used for quantitative questions.

RESULTS

Twenty-eight expert participants suggested that citation analysis should be supplemented with content evaluation (not just what is cited, but also in which context), content expert involvement, and assessment of the quality of cited systematic reviews. They also suggested that citation analysis could be facilitated with automation tools. They emphasized that EBR monitoring should be conducted by ethics committees and funding bodies before the research starts. Challenges identified for EBR implementation monitoring were resource constraints and clarity on responsibility for EBR monitoring.

CONCLUSIONS

Ideas proposed in this study for monitoring the implementation of EBR can be used to refine methods and define responsibility but should be further explored in terms of feasibility and acceptability. Different methods may be needed to determine if the use of EBR is improving over time.

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