Looking both ways: a review of methods for assessing research impacts on policy and the policy utilisation of research

• Main Authors: Robyn Newson (Author), Lesley King (Author), Lucie Rychetnik (Author), Andrew Milat (Author), Adrian Bauman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Measuring the policy and practice impacts of research is becoming increasingly important. Policy impacts can be measured from two directions - tracing forward from research and tracing backwards from a policy outcome. In this review, we compare these approaches and document the c...