Rethinking the patient

"Burden of Treatment Theory is oriented to understanding how capacity for action interacts with the work that stems from healthcare. Burden of Treatment Theory is a structural model that focuses on the work that patients and their networks do. It thus helps us understand variations in healthcare utilization and adherence in different healthcare settings and clinical contexts."

Rethinking the patient: using Burden of Treatment Theory to understand the changing dynamics of illness
CR May et al.
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:281

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Social and organizational factors affecting implementation of evidence-informed practice

"Managers were identified frequently as information sources, even though this is not a part of their formal role. Self-perceived implementation of EBP in practice was a significant predictor of being an information source or an expert, implying a positive atmosphere towards implementation of evidence-informed decision making in this public health organization. Results also implied that the perception of accessibility and trust were significant predictors of expertise recognition."

Social and organizational factors affecting implementation of evidence-informed practice in a public health department in Ontario: a network modelling approach
R Yousefi-Nooraie, M Dobbins, A Mari
Implementation Science, 2014, 9:29

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A social network analysis of physicians' professional networks and their attitudes toward EBM

"This paper explores how physicians’ attitudes towards EBM is related to the network position they occupy within healthcare organizations."

"Us and them": a social network analysis of physicians' professional networks and their attitudes toward EBM
D Mascia, A Cicchetti, G Damiani
BMC Health Services Research, 2013, 13:429

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