Routinizing the Use of Evidence in Policy – What Is Needed? Comment on “Sustaining Knowledge Translation Practices: A Critical Interpretive Synthesis”

Abstract

In their study of sustaining knowledge translation (KT) practices, Borst et al found that this process is an interplay of: (i) constructing and extending networks, (ii) creating contexts that support KT practices, and (iii) understanding how actors create, maintain, and disrupt institutions. Their article is an important contribution to the body of research promoting KT. In this commentary we reflect on the convergences and differences between the concepts of ‘sustaining’ and ‘institutionalizing’ KT, highlighting domains and processes related to the institutionalization, providing an analysis of KT landscape in Brazil and making a case for the need to increase countries’ routine use of evidence. Keywords: Knowledge Translation, Evidence-Informed Policy, Institutionalization, Institutional Capacity, Sustainability, Conceptual Framework Copyright: © 2023 World Health Organization. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution IGO License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. In any reproduction of this article there should not be any suggestion that WHO or this article endorse any specific organisation or products. The use of the WHO logo is not permitted. This notice should be preserved along with the article’s original URL. Citation: Kuchenmüller T, Boeira LDS. Routinizing the use of evidence in policy – What is needed? Comment on “Sustaining knowledge translation practices: a critical interpretive synthesis.” Int J Health Policy Manag. 2023;12:7604. doi:10.34172/ijhpm.2023.7604.