title: Integrated knowledge translation strategies in the acute care of older people: a scoping review protocol.
abstract: The objective of this review is to identify the evidence on the use of integrated knowledge translation (iKT) strategies in acute care. This information will assist in the identification of the strategies used to engage stakeholders, such as patients and decision makers, in the research process and how their involvement has influenced the implementation or integration of research into practice. The extent to which these iKT activities have occurred in the context of care of the elderly, intensively ill patient will be examined. The question that will guide this review is: What iKT strategies have been used within the acute care environment for the care of an older person, specifically: (a) where have these strategies been used, and (b) how have iKT strategies been implemented?
authors.affiliation: 1Western University, London, Ontario, Canada 2The Queen's Collaboration for Healthcare Quality: a Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada 3Critical Care Program Kingston General Hospital, Department of Medicine Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada 4Allyn and Betty Taylor Library Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Loretta
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: McCormick
authors.forename: Christina M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Godfrey
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Muscedere
authors.forename: Shawn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hendrikx
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical; D000098584:Scoping Reviews as Topic