Utilization

=Utilization (N=5)=


 * Definition 1:** [Utilization] is the study of how individuals, a community, or public at large use or implement the new technology or program.
 * Source:** Sussman S, Valente TW, Rohrbach LA, Skara S, Pentz MA. Translation in the Health Professions: Converting Science into Action. //Evaluation in the Health Professions//. 2006; 29 (1): 7-32.
 * Focus:** Health Care


 * Definition 2:** [Utilization] is focused on assisting with the actual adoption process after dissemination and diffusion have occurred (Backer 1991) and on the adaptation, implementation, and routinization processes discussed by Havelock (1986).
 * Source:** Estabrooks CA. Research utilization and qualitative research. In: Morse JM, Swanson JM, Kuzel AJ., Eds. The Nature of Qualitative Evidence. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications; 2001; 275-298.
 * Focus:** n/a


 * Definition 3:** [Utilization means] to use in practice.
 * Source:** Fraelich Phillips LR. A clinician's guide to the critique and utilization of nursing research. Norwalk, Connecticut: Appleton-Century-Crofts; 1986.
 * Focus:** Health Care


 * Definition 4:** [Utilization] (was defined as) the implementation of information provided by a change agent.
 * Source:** Larsen JK. Critical variables in utilization research. In: Beal GM, Dissanayake W, Konoshima S., Eds. Knowledge generation, exchange and utilization. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press; 1986: 345-367.
 * Focus:** n/a


 * Definition 5:** An ideal-typical construct of utilization as immediate and concrete effect on specific decisions and program activities resulting directly from evaluative research findings.
 * Source:** Patton MQ, Smith Grimes P, Guthrie KM, Brennan NJ, Dickey French B, Blyth DA. In search of impact: an analysis of the utilization of federal health evaluation research. In: Weiss CH, Ed. Using social research in public policy making. Lexington, Massachusetts: Lexington Books; 1977: 141-163.
 * Focus:** Health Care