Abstract
Access to evidence and practice knowledge precedes use, but availability does not guarantee reach and uptake by intended audiences. The CareSearch project provides online palliative care evidence and information to support health and aged care professionals as well as patients, carers and families to make informed decisions about care at the end of life. Already established in the palliative care sector, CareSearch commenced planning to extend its reach, and ensure website use is maximised for different audiences. This paper reports on the development of the Engagement Framework which will be used to guide and deliver an Engagement Project which will actively seek feedback and insights from intended users in a structured process. The process for developing the Engagement Framework commenced with a literature review of approaches used in knowledge translation, implementation science, and social marketing. The Engagement Framework comprising eight steps was then developed. The Engagement Framework outlines the series of tasks to be undertaken by team members when working with three target groups (Aged Care; Allied Health; and Patients, Carers and Families). A process/formative evaluation collecting data using qualitative methods is also described for use in the subsequent Engagement Project. The evaluation will explore the experiences of project participants as well as staff implementing the engagement activities. The three target groups will enable a cross-case comparison of the strengths and weaknesses of the approach. Planning, implementing and evaluating engagement with intended audiences, offers one mechanism to identify ways to increase interaction and integration with knowledge users.
Highlights
CareSearch is a nationally established project in Australia providing online evidence and information relevant to palliative care for use by any health professional regardless of setting, and by those affected by the need for palliative care
CareSearch is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health [1]
The Australian Government Department of Health has dev oped a National Palliative Care Strategy and has funded a set of national palliative c projects to improve palliative care awareness and provision across Australia [1,5]. reSearch is one of these national projects and provides information and reso2 uofr1c4es for b consumers and health professionals regardless of setting of care
Summary
CareSearch is a nationally established project in Australia providing online evidence and information relevant to palliative care for use by any health professional regardless of setting, and by those affected by the need for palliative care. It aims to support health and aged care professionals, patients, carers and families to make informed decisions about care at the end of life by providing access to trustworthy information and best available evidence. The Australian Government Department of Health has developed a National Palliative Care Strategy and has funded a set of national palliative care projects to at the end of their life [3,4]. How do the target group currently engage with CareSearch, including using evidence and resources?
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