Table 2.
Characteristics of included studies
| Author (Date) | Aim of research | Methods | Number/Type of organisation(s) and type of care service/client group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paper title | |||
| Country | |||
| Beddoes et al., (2012) | To investigate the benefits of Open Access scholarly research outputs to TSOs | Mixed methods: | TSOs, many providing health and social care services. |
| Benefits of open access to scholarly research for voluntary and charitable sector organisations | (Rapid evidence review, scoping interviews (n = 9), online survey (n = 101), case studies (n = 10)) | ||
| England and Wales | |||
| Dolcini et al., (2010) | To investigate how agencies are translating evidence-based interventions into practice | Qualitative: | 6 agencies that were implementing one of these Evidence-Based Interventions: Healthy Relationships (living with HIV/AIDS); Safety Counts (injecting drug users); Many Men, Many Voices (for gay men of colour) |
| Translating HIV interventions into practice: community-based organizations' experiences with the diffusion of effective behavioral interventions (DEBIs) | In-depth structured interviews with executive directors, programme managers and programme implementers (n = 15). | ||
| USA | |||
| Jack, et al., (2011) | To explore: | Qualitative: | 24 agencies across Canada providing addiction services to women |
| Evidence-informed decision-making by professionals working in addiction agencies serving women: a descriptive qualitative study | 1) the types and sources of evidence used to inform practice-related decisions within Canadian addiction agencies serving women; | In-depth telephone interviews with decision-makers (n = 26) | |
| Canada | 2) how decision makers at different levels report using research evidence; | ||
| 3) factors that influence evidence-informed decision making. | |||
| Kimber, et al., (2012). | To explore the process of implementation of evidence-based practice in community based organisations. | Mixed methods: | A large community-based provider of child and adolescent mental health services |
| Becoming an Evidence-Based Service Provider: Staff Perceptions and Experiences of Organizational Change | Case study, comprising of an annual questionnaire (n = 238 to 342 per year over four years); semi-structured interviews with staff across the organisation (n = 13) and observation of group meetings (not reported) | ||
| Canada | |||
| Lavis, J. Wilson, M. (2011) | To better understand community-based organisations, and their views of and experiences with research evidence. | Qualitative: | A representative sample of community-based organisations in Canada providing care for those with (i) HIV/AIDS, (ii) Mental health/addiction problems, and (iii) Diabetes. |
| Community-based organisations and how to support their use of systematic reviews: a qualitative study | Focus group (n = 31) and interviews (n = 16) with same sample of executive directors and programme managers | ||
| Canada | |||
| McLaughlin, et al., (2010) | To explore how decisions are made in TSOs, and how evidence informs those decisions. | Qualitative: | 9 non-profit care organisations providing a wide range of social, welfare and health services |
| Decision-making and evidence in direct practice | Semi-structured interviews (n = 15) | ||
| Canada | |||
| Owczarzak, J. (2012) | To explore what factors affect how HIV prevention service providers view and implement evidence-based practice | Qualitative: | 8 TSOs involved in care or preventions services related to HIV/AIDs |
| Evidence-based HIV prevention in community settings: provider perspectives on evidence and effectiveness | Semi-structured interviews with staff members (n = 22) | ||
| USA | |||
| Ramanadhan et al., (2012) | To investigate how community based organisations understand evidence-based programmes and what the barriers and facilitators are which influence their usage | Qualitative: | A number (unstated) of CBOs working with ‘underserved’ populations in Boston, Lawrence and Worcester (Massachusetts) |
| Perceptions of evidence-based programs among community-based organizations tackling health disparities: a qualitative study | Interviews with staff members (n = 6) and four focus groups (n = 31 participants) | ||
| USA | |||
| Shera, W. Dill, K. (2012) | To measure the progress and impact of PARTs activities on child welfare practice in Ontario, including a focus on TSOs engagement with evidence informed practice | Mixed methods: | 37 child welfare organisations in Ontario involved in the PART (Practice And Research Together) programme |
| Promoting evidence-informed practice in child welfare in Ontario: progress, challenges and future directions | Online survey, focus groups, systematic collection and analysis of feedback from learning events | ||
| Canada | |||
| Wilson, et al., (2011) | To assess the capacity of CBOs in the HIV/AIDS sector to acquire, assess, adapt and apply research evidence in their work. | Quantitative & qualitative: | 25 community-based organisations (with ~290 full-time equivalent employees in total) providing HIV/AIDS care services |
| Community capacity to acquire, assess, adapt, and apply research evidence: a survey of Ontario's HIV/AIDS sector | Self-assessment survey (n = 51) | ||
| Canada |