Development and Content Validation of a Transcultural Instrument to Assess Organizational Readiness for Knowledge Translation in Healthcare Organizations: The OR4KT

Gagnon, M., Attieh, R., Dunn, S., Grandes, G., Bully, P., Estabrooks, C., Légaré, F., Roch, G., Ouimet, M. (2018). Development and Content Validation of a Transcultural Instrument to Assess Organizational Readiness for Knowledge Translation in Healthcare Organizations: The OR4KT. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 7(9), 791-797. doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2018.17

"Implementing effective interventions in healthcare requires organizations to be ready to support change. This study aimed to develop, adapt transculturally, and assess the content and face validity of the Organizational Readiness for Knowledge Translation (OR4KT) tool. The OR4KT was designed to measure the readiness of healthcare organizations to implement evidence-informed change across a variety of services."