How do drug policy makers access research evidence?
How do drug policy makers access research evidence?
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DOI：
10.1016/j.drugpo.2007.11.017
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发表时间：
2009-01-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Ritter, Alison
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作者：
Ritter, Alison
背景：政策决策受到许多因素的影响：政治、意识形态和价值观、感知的公众舆论以及资金等务实限制。研究证据也被用来为决策提供信息，但必须与这些其他投入竞争。了解政策制定者如何获取研究证据可能有助于鼓励更多地使用这些证据。这项研究考察了澳大利亚政府药物政策制定者在面临最近的决策机会时所获得的研究证据的来源。方法：对卫生和警察政府投资组合中的药物政策制定者进行了访谈(n=31)，并要求他们报告在最近的决策中使用的研究证据的来源。结果：报告了9个来源，其中最常见的是寻求专家的建议和咨询技术报告。在大约一半的案件中，使用互联网、使用统计数据和咨询其他司法管辖区的政策制定者。最不常用的来源是学术文献，依靠内部专业知识、政策文件和聘请顾问。结论：最适合政策制定者的信息来源类型--简单、单一信息、总结性和可获得性--与研究人员产生和重视的信息类型之间存在紧张关系--主要是细致入微和复杂的学术出版物。研究人员需要考虑政策制定者如果希望他们的研究作为政策制定的一部分而使用的来源(C)2007 Elsevier B.V.保留所有权利。
Background: Policy decisions are informed by a number of factors: politics, ideology and values, perceived public opinion, and pragmatic constraints such as funding. Research evidence is also used to inform decision-making but must compete with these other inputs. Understanding how policy makers access research evidence may assist in encouraging greater use of this evidence. This study examined the sources of research evidence that Australian government drug policy makers accessed when faced with their most recent decision-making opportunity.Method: Drug policy makers across health and police government portfolios were interviewed (n=31) and asked to report on the sources of research evidence used in their most recent decision-making.Results: Nine sources were reported, the most frequent of which were seeking advice from an expert and consulting technical reports. Accessing the internet, using statistical data and consulting policy makers in other jurisdictions were used in about half the cases. The least frequently used sources were academic literature, relying on internal expertise, policy documents and employing a consultant.Conclusion: There is a tension between the type of information source most suited to policy makers - simple, single-message, summative and accessible - and the types of information produced and valued by researchers-largely academic publications that are nuanced and complex. Researchers need to consider the sources that policy makers use if they wish their research to be utilised as one part of policy making (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.