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Published in: Health Research Policy and Systems 1/2003

Open Access 01-12-2003 | Review

The utilisation of health research in policy-making: concepts, examples and methods of assessment

Authors: Stephen R Hanney, Miguel A Gonzalez-Block, Martin J Buxton, Maurice Kogan

Published in: Health Research Policy and Systems | Issue 1/2003

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Abstract

The importance of health research utilisation in policy-making, and of understanding the mechanisms involved, is increasingly recognised. Recent reports calling for more resources to improve health in developing countries, and global pressures for accountability, draw greater attention to research-informed policy-making. Key utilisation issues have been described for at least twenty years, but the growing focus on health research systems creates additional dimensions.
The utilisation of health research in policy-making should contribute to policies that may eventually lead to desired outcomes, including health gains. In this article, exploration of these issues is combined with a review of various forms of policy-making. When this is linked to analysis of different types of health research, it assists in building a comprehensive account of the diverse meanings of research utilisation.
Previous studies report methods and conceptual frameworks that have been applied, if with varying degrees of success, to record utilisation in policy-making. These studies reveal various examples of research impact within a general picture of underutilisation.
Factors potentially enhancing utilisation can be identified by exploration of: priority setting; activities of the health research system at the interface between research and policy-making; and the role of the recipients, or 'receptors', of health research. An interfaces and receptors model provides a framework for analysis.
Recommendations about possible methods for assessing health research utilisation follow identification of the purposes of such assessments. Our conclusion is that research utilisation can be better understood, and enhanced, by developing assessment methods informed by conceptual analysis and review of previous studies.
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Metadata
Title
The utilisation of health research in policy-making: concepts, examples and methods of assessment
Authors
Stephen R Hanney
Miguel A Gonzalez-Block
Martin J Buxton
Maurice Kogan
Publication date
01-12-2003
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Health Research Policy and Systems / Issue 1/2003
Electronic ISSN: 1478-4505
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1478-4505-1-2