Table 5.

Number of barriers investigated by each study to the uptake of evidence from systematic reviews, meta-analyses and the databases containing them

Surveys	Number of barriers addressed by each study
Wilson et al (2001)	4: Lack of access, awareness, use and training
Paterson-Brown et al (1995)	2: Lack of access and awareness
Hanson et al (2004)	2: Lack of trust and training
Poolman et al (2007)	2: Lack of understanding, use
Sur et al (2006)	3: Lack of awareness, use and understanding
Dahm et al (2009)	3: Lack of awareness, use and understanding,
McAlister et al (1999)	1: Lack of use
Wilson et al (2001)	1: Lack of access
Ward andYoung (2001)	3: Lack of access, understanding and usefulness
McCaw et al (2007)	1: Lack of use
Kerse et al (2001)	3: Lack of access, awareness and use
McColl et al (1998)	3: Lack of awareness, access and understanding
Bennett et al (2001)	1: Lack of confidence
Young and Ward (1999)	3: Lack of awareness, access and use
Paterson-Brown (1993)	3: Lack of awareness, availability and need
Prescott et al (1999)	2. Lack of use and awareness
Jordan et al (1999)	3: Lack of use, awareness and access
Ciliska et al (1999)	4: Lack of awareness, use, policy climate and resources
Olatunbosun et al (1998)	1: Lack of access
Melnyk et al (2004)	1: Lack of use
Gavgani et al (2008)	2: Lack of use and usefulness
Wilson et al (2003)	4: Lack of access, awareness, use and training
Carey and Hall, (1999)	1: Access
Lawrie et al (2000)	1: Ability to search
Hyde et al (1995)	1: Ability to search
Martis et al (2008)	5: Lack of access, awareness, use, usefulness and training
Qualitative studies
Dobbins et al (2004)	2: Lack of access and training
Dobbins et al (2007)	4: Lack of relevance, implications, implementation strategies and understanding of the information needs of the target audience
Wilson et al (2001)	7. Limited range, access, focus, use, up-datedness, promotion and time