Evidence-Informed, Evidence not Used: A Pilot Study of a Sustained Flawed Process and Unfinished Business

An anonymous, online survey using a convenience sample of global researchers was implemented during 2013-2014 to explore the actual use or nonuse of their research outcomes in a range of interventions in the area of substance use and related disorders. Eighty-seven researchers from 19 countries resp...

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Published in:Substance use & misuse 2015-01, Vol.50 (8-9), p.1216-1219
Main Authors: Einstein, Stan-Shlomo, Straussner, Shulamith Lala Ashenberg, Johnson, Timothy P., Gartside, Will
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Diffusion of Innovation
diffusion of knowledge
Drug abuse
Drug policy
Drug prevention
Drug use
evidence informed
Evidence-Based Practice
Humans
Internet
Intervention
Pilot Projects
Prevention
Research Personnel
Substance Abuse
Substance abuse treatment
substance use intervention
Substance-Related Disorders - therapy
Surveys and Questionnaires
utilization of research
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Summary:An anonymous, online survey using a convenience sample of global researchers was implemented during 2013-2014 to explore the actual use or nonuse of their research outcomes in a range of interventions in the area of substance use and related disorders. Eighty-seven researchers from 19 countries responded. Based on their self-reports, the utilizability of their findings were either unknown to them or had no effects in terms of substance use treatment, prevention, policies, or professional education. Most respondents did believe, however, that their investigations had an influence on substance use research. The study's limitations are noted.
ISSN:1082-6084
1532-2491
DOI:10.3109/10826084.2015.1042328