title: Performance improvement through clinical research utilization: the linkage model.
abstract: Performance improvement offers tremendous opportunities for research utilization in the clinical setting. The linkage model of research utilization is characterized by a user system that accesses a resource system, adapting research findings to clinical practice. A performance improvement consultant can be the link between these systems. Research application can be instrumental in improving care delivery as demonstrated in a project concentrating on the management of individuals experiencing a cerebrovascular accident.
authors.affiliation: St. Tammany Regional Heart Center, Covington, Louisiana, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000451:nursing; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D008145:Louisiana; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015399:Nursing Research