Context and timing may be beyond the control of researchers but can significantly influence the uptake of research.
A closer working relationship between policy makers and researchers may also have facilitated uptake of research into policy [ 50].
Table 1 summarizes the facilitators and barriers to the uptake of research into policy, as noted by the Argentine researchers.
Research in the area thus focuses primarily on how to increase uptake of research, on designing and evaluating interventions aiming to increase research use, and on identifying barriers and facilitators of research use by policymakers [ 74- 76].
Our findings highlight the importance placed by respondents on interactions between policy makers, researchers and other stakeholders in facilitating the uptake of research findings into policies.
Such local analytical capacity is more likely to lead to local ownership of findings and the uptake of research evidence in policy decisions, through closer connections between researchers and policy makers [ 1].
(Researcher, Nigeria) There was also recognition that improving communications skills of individual researchers alone may not be sufficient to ensure the uptake of research into policy and practice.
Other studies have also highlighted the roles in influencing positively the uptake of research results of networks involving both key individuals in policymaking positions and researchers (21).
The uptake of research findings into routine health care is a haphazard and unpredictable process.
A consistent finding in health services research is the report of uneven uptake of research findings.
Public policymaking is complex and suffers from limited uptake of research evidence, particularly in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR).
