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Table 2 Literature inclusion and exclusion criteria

From: A systematic review of frameworks for the interrelationships of mental health evidence and policy in low- and middle-income countries

Criteria

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

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.

  1. n.a. not applicable, LMICs low- and middle-income countries