Criteria | Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
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Framework | Clearly describe the framework, i.e. describe process, determinants, strategies | No clear description of framework/theory/model, only mentions; only describes elements/parts/tools |
Knowledge translation | Framework is used for knowledge translation (also described as the process of evidence-based policy-making/decision-making, etc.) | No evidence and policy interrelationship, knowledge translation, evidence-based policy-making/decision-making, policy change |
Scientific research evidence | Relates to scientific/research knowledge | Does not explicitly relate to scientific/research knowledge, e.g. not tacit knowledge, user group or patient knowledge |
Evidence to policy-making process | Must focus on the evidence into policy-making process (i.e. interactions between researchers and policy-makers) | Does not or only very vaguely describes the evidence to policy process; focuses on policy implementation into practice process |
Agenda-setting and policy formulation | Aims at/includes process to agenda-setting (and/or policy formulation) | Only describes the process of informing policy |
Action framework | Capable of guiding researchers in developing, applying and testing of knowledge translation interventions. We understand actionable as providing conceptual clarity, having a clear purpose, being able to explain how individuals move from intention to actual behaviour change, and useful to develop and test interventions [55, 56] | Not actionable, descriptive model, only part/components of the process |
LMICs | Developed for/applied to LMICs, as defined by World Bank classification [148] | Only developed for/applied to high-income countries |
Mental health | Developed for/applied to mental health | Only applied to physical health |
Health | On human health | Not on human health |
Language | Publication language: English, and accessible online as full article or retrievable as hard copy | Not in English, not retrievable |
Publication date | No date limitation | n.a. |
Study type | No study type restriction (also incl. reviews and case studies included) | n.a. |