title: Translating knowledge in rehabilitation: systematic review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Clinicians are faced with using the current best evidence to make treatment decisions, yet synthesis of knowledge translation (KT) strategies that influence professional practice behaviors in rehabilitation disciplines remains largely unknown.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The purposes of this study were: (1) to examine the state of science for KT strategies used in the rehabilitation professions (physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology), (2) to identify the methodological approaches utilized in studies exploring KT strategies, and (3) to report the extent that KT interventions are described.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eight electronic databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL, ERIC, PASCAL, EMBASE, IPA, Scopus, and CENTRAL) were searched from January 1985 to May 2013 using language (English) restriction.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eligibility criteria specified articles evaluating interventions or strategies with a primary purpose of translating research or enhancing research uptake into clinical practice.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two reviewers independently screened the titles and abstracts, reviewed full-text articles, performed data extraction, and performed quality assessment. The published descriptions of the KT interventions were compared with the Workgroup for Intervention Development and Evaluation Research's (WIDER) Recommendations to Improve the Reporting of the Content of Behaviour Change Interventions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of a total of 2,793 articles located and titles and abstracts screened, 26 studies were included in the systematic review. Eighteen articles reported interventions that used a multicomponent KT strategy. Education-related components were the predominant KT intervention regardless of whether it was a single or multicomponent intervention. Few studies used reminders or audit and feedback intervention (n=3). Only one study's primary outcome measure was an economic evaluation. No clear delineation of the effect on KT strategies was seen.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Diverse studies were included; however, the heterogeneity of the studies was not conducive to pooling the data.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The modest-to-low methodological quality assessed in the studies underscores the gaps in KT strategies used in rehabilitation and highlights the need for rigorously designed studies that are well reported.
authors.affiliation: C.A. Jones, PT, PhD, Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, 2-50 Corbett Hall, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2G4. cajones@ualberta.ca.
authors.forename: C Allyson
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: S.C. Roop, BKin, School of Public Health, University of Alberta.
authors.forename: Sanjesh C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Roop
authors.affiliation: S.L. Pohar, BScPharm, PhD, Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Sheri L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Pohar
authors.affiliation: L. Albrecht, MEd, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta.
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Albrecht
authors.affiliation: S.D. Scott, RN, PhD, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta.
authors.forename: Shannon D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D006293:Health Promotion; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D009788:Occupational Therapy; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical