Organizational readiness for knowledge translation in chronic care: a review of theoretical components | Implementation Science

With the persistent gaps between research and practice in healthcare systems, knowledge translation (KT) has gained significance and importance. 

Also, in most industrialized countries, there is an increasing emphasis on managing chronic health conditions with the best available evidence. Yet, organizations aiming to improve chronic care (CC) require an adequate level of organizational readiness (OR) for KT. 

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The purpose of this study is to review and synthesize the existing evidence on conceptual models/frameworks of Organizational Readiness for Change (ORC) in healthcare as the basis for the development of a comprehensive framework of OR for KT in the context of CC.