Rapid evidence assessments of research to inform social policy: taking stock and moving forward

Thomas, James; Newman, Mark; Oliver, Sandy

doi:10.1332/174426413x662572

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“…Although the nature of a REA means that it is unlikely to include all the relevant literature related to the search question and some papers may not have been identified, [28] the material retrieved and considered in the review suggests that a reasonable balance between comprehensiveness and timeliness has been achieved. [25] The papers included report empirical data, in the main, and provide some useful insights on the issues involved in supporting staff in caring roles which is an important international issue because a number of countries including England, New Zealand, the USA and the Netherlands have experienced organisational crises in healthcare resulting in failures in care [90] which arise, in part from lack of staff support. For example, Martin and Dixon-Woods [91] argue that if the lessons from a major hospital failure in England are to be learned then the seemingly straightforward solutions that characterise the problem as arising from poor performance in one hospital, or from "bad apple" staff need to be rejected, along with analyses that regard such occurrences as inevitable.…”

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“…A REA is a tool developed from the systematic review method and involves comprehensive electronic searches of appropriate databases, internet sources and follow-up of cited references. [25] The use of REA is increasing, driven in the main, by the need to engage policy makers, healthcare professionals, and consumers in a timely manner to provide evidence-based recommendations for healthcare practices and policies. [26] A REA can be completed in a shorter period of time than a systematic review, from three weeks to six months for example, [27] and the review reported here was conducted over three months.…”

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“…[28] A REA is a means of delivering rigorous and comprehensive synthesis of the available evidence, in a timely manner to meet the needs of policy makers. [25] There were two main aims of the REA reported here:…”

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Organisational support for nurses in acute care settings: a rapid evidence review

Hewison

Sawbridge

2015

IJH

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Background: It is recognised that if high standards of patient care are to be provided, nursing staff need to be supported in managing the emotional component of their work. Objective: The purpose of the review reported here was to examine the relevant literature to determine which approaches to staff support are effective in enabling nurses to manage the emotional content of their work. Design: A Rapid Evidence Assessment was conducted. Methods: Rapid Evidence Assessment methods were used to identify and evaluate the relevant literature. Data sources: Peer reviewed journal papers retrieved as a result of a systematic literature search. Results: A total of 1,869 papers were identified following two searches of electronic databases and 25 papers were included in the review. Thematic analysis identified three main themes in the papers: The importance of leadership-particularly emotionally intelligent leadership; the impact of aspects of the emotional content of nurses' work on their practice; and approaches to supporting staff. Conclusions:The results confirmed the recognition of staff support as being crucial to patient care, and the role of leadership and a number of specific interventions including mindfulness, reflection and supervision were reported. However although there are many approaches to the provision of emotional support for nurses, there is little evidence to demonstrate their widespread implementation. It is accepted that emotion is central to nursing, yet how best to manage this in an organisational context is less clear.

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Organisational support for nurses in acute care settings: a rapid evidence review

Hewison

Sawbridge

2015

IJH

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“…Rapid, responsive reviews: With lack of timeliness and relevance being most commonly cited barriers to policy use of evidence (Oliver et al 2014) the emergence of rapid reviews has emphasised both methodological and interpersonal solutions for more timely relevant products (Thomas et al 2013). Rapid responsive review services have appeared with key roles for knowledge brokers (Wilson et al 2015;Campbell et al 2011).…”

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Producing policy relevant systematic reviews: navigating the policy-research interface

Oliver¹,

Bangpan²,

Dickson³

2018

Evidence and Policy

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This study employed insider research and reflective practice to investigate exchanges across the research-policy interface to understand the practice of producing policy-relevant systematic reviews.Interviewees came from 11 systematic reviews or review programmes which spanned four models of policy relevant reviews and between them provided evidence for understanding policy problems, comparing policy options, or implementing policy decisions. No review methodology was found to be uniquely appropriate for policy-relevant systematic reviews. It was the mutual engagement across the research-policy interface that made the reviews policy relevant. This involved thinking about the issues and seeing them from multiple viewpoints to identify and shape questions; this prompted implicit or explicit value driven debates. The intellectual work to shape a policy-relevant systematic review is an iterative, collective endeavour that requires partners from either side of the policyresearch interface to engage with the unfamiliar, listen, challenge and co-construct questions and answers.2

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“…A non-systematic literature review concerning job retention programmes for people experiencing mental ill-health was conducted following a Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) technique, which offered a compromise between rigorous and timely synthesis of evidence (Thomas et al, 2013). A search strategy was designed by the research team which involved identifying key terms and synonyms, inclusion and exclusion criteria.…”

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Maintaining employment and improving health

Woodall

Southby

Trigwell

et al. 2017

IJWHM

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Purpose:A proportion of the working age population in the UK experience mental health conditions, with this group often facing significant challenges to retain their employment. As part of a broader political commitment to health and well-being at work, the use of job retention services have become part of a suite of interventions designed to support both employers and employees. While rigorous assessment of job retention programmes are lacking, this paper examines the success of, and distils learning from, a job retention service in England.Design/methodology/approach A qualitative methodology was adopted for this research with semi-structured interviews considered an appropriate method to illuminate key issues. Twenty eight individuals were interviewed, including current and former service users, referrers, employers and job retention staff. FindingsWithout the support of the job retention service, employees with mental health conditions were reported to have been unlikely to have maintained their employment status. Additional benefits were also reported, including improved mental health outcomes and impacts on individuals' personal life. Employers also reported positive benefits in engaging with the job retention service, including feeling better able to offer appropriate solutions that were mutually accepted to the employee and the organisation. Originality/valueJob retention programmes are under researched and little is known about their effectiveness and the mechanisms that support individuals at work with mental health conditions. This study adds to the existing evidence and suggests that such interventions are promising in supporting employees and employers.

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Rapid evidence assessments of research to inform social policy: taking stock and moving forward

Cited by 87 publications

References 23 publications

Organisational support for nurses in acute care settings: a rapid evidence review

Organisational support for nurses in acute care settings: a rapid evidence review

Producing policy relevant systematic reviews: navigating the policy-research interface

Maintaining employment and improving health

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