A practical guide to living evidence: Reducing the knowledge-to-practice gap

Sabine M Allida; Maree L Hackett; Richard Lindley; Kelvin Hill; Caleb Ferguson

doi:10.1093/eurjcn/zvae048

A practical guide to living evidence: Reducing the knowledge-to-practice gap

Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2024 Apr 8:zvae048. doi: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvae048. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Sabine M Allida^{1

2

3

4}, Maree L Hackett^{1

4}, Richard Lindley^{3

5

4}, Kelvin Hill^{6

4}, Caleb Ferguson^{1

2

4}

Affiliations

¹ School of Nursing, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia.
² Centre for Chronic & Complex Care Research, Blacktown Hospital, Western Sydney Local Health District, NSW, Australia.
³ Neurology and Mental Health Program, The George Institute for Global Health, NSW, Australia.
⁴ NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence to Accelerate Stroke Trial Innovation and Translation.
⁵ Westmead Applied Research Centre, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
⁶ Stroke Services, Stroke Foundation, Melbourne, Australia.

PMID: 38584322
DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvae048

Abstract

Living evidence involves continuous evidence surveillance to incorporate new relevant evidence into systematic reviews and clinical practice guideline recommendations as soon as it becomes available. Thus, living evidence may improve the timeliness of recommendation updates and reduce the knowledge-to-practice gap. When considering a living evidence model, several processes and practical aspects need to be explored. Some of these include identifying the need for a living evidence model, funding, governance structure, time, team skills and capabilities, frequency of updates, approval and endorsement and publication and dissemination.