Essays about: "know-do gap"

Found 2 essays containing the words know-do gap.

  1. 1. Communication & Implementation for Social Change: Mobilizing knowledge across geographic and academic borders

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Krystle van Hoof; [2016]
    Keywords : Communication for development and social change; Diffusion of Innovations; Implementation Science; Knowledge Translation; Academic Silos;

    Abstract : In many academic disciplines, there are promising discoveries and valuable information, which have the potential to improve lives but have not been transferred to or taken up in ‘real world’ practice. There are multiple, complex reasons for this divide between theory and practice—sometimes referred to as the ‘know-do’ gap—and there are a number of disciplines and research fields that have grown out of the perceived need to close these gaps. READ MORE

  3. 2. Reliability of the COntext Assessment for Community Health (COACH) tool when administered on mobile phones versus pen-paper: A comparative study among healthcare staff in Nairobi, Kenya.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH)

    Author : Melissa Cederqvist; [2015]
    Keywords : m-health; know-do gap; mobile phone; pen-paper; Nairobi; Kenya; mobile health; test-retest reliability; Cohen s Kappa; COACH; Cronbach s alpha; ICC; interrater reliability; internal consistency; reliability; nurse; midwife; doctor; physician; health systems research; Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital; Pumwani Maternity Hospital; Mbagathi District Hospital; Ruaraka Uhai Neema Hospital; COntext Assessment for Community Health tool; context; healthcare context;

    Abstract : Aim: To investigate the reliability of the COntext Assessment for Community Health (COACH) tool on mobile phone versus pen-paper in Nairobi, Kenya. Background: One of the barriers to the progress of the MDGs has been the failure of health systems in many LMICs to effectively implement evidence-based interventions As a result of the “know-do” gap, patients do not benefit from advances in healthcare and are exposed to unnecessary risks. READ MORE