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. 2006 Jan;1(2):55-7.

Commentary: whose views count in evidence synthesis? And when do they count?

Jonathan Lomas  1
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Commentary: whose views count in evidence synthesis? And when do they count?

Jonathan Lomas. Healthc Policy. 2006 Jan.

Abstract
in English, French

Four recent pieces in Healthcare Policy reveal some disagreement on when and how to involve decision-makers in the process of evidence synthesis. This commentary proposes varying roles for researchers versus managers or policy makers at each of three different stages of synthesis and at the actual point of decision. It also raises the issue of how poorly current processes accommodate the broader conception of evidence held by most managers and policy makers.

Quatre récents articles publiés dans Politiques de santé révèlent un certain désaccord quant au moment et à la façon d’amener les décideurs à participer à la synthèse des preuves. Au lieu de faire participer les gestionnaires ou les décideurs, ce commentaire propose de varier les rôles joués par les chercheurs à trois différentes étapes de la synthèse et au moment de la décision elle-même. Il soulève aussi la question de l’incapacité des processus actuels de tenir compte de la conception plus vaste des preuves qu’ont la plupart des gestionnaires et décideurs.

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