BACKGROUND To support AIDS service organisations and other community-based organisations' use of research evidence to inform HIV-related programmes, services and policies, the Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN) developed a Rapid Response Service. The final product of the rapid response process at the OHTN, which is more streamlined than that of traditional systematic reviews, consists of a detailed report answering questions regarding an HIV-specific issue and how the findings apply within the local context. In 2016, the OHTN conducted an evaluation to assess the effectiveness of its Rapid Response Service. This article reports on the development of this service as well as the results of the evaluation. METHODS All rapid responses published between January 1, 2009, and September 30, 2016, by the OHTN (n = 102) were analysed using univariate analyses. Frequency distributions were determined for the following variables for each rapid response: populations observed, topics covered, requestor affiliations and number of downloads from the OHTN's website. Requestors of rapid responses were also interviewed regarding perceived helpfulness and utility of the service and final products, and suggestions for changes to the service. Six-month follow-up interviews were conducted to determine how affiliated organisations used the evidence from the rapid response they requested. RESULTS The 102 rapid responses published covered 14 different populations of interest. Topics covered included the HIV prevention, engagement and care cascade, determinants of health, syndemics, and comorbidities. Requestor affiliations consisted of AIDS service organisations, government agencies and policy-makers, non-HIV-focused community-based organisations, and hospitals, universities or health centres. Requestors perceived most aspects of the Rapid Response Service as very helpful and most frequently suggested that the rapid responses should provide recommendations. Follow-up interviews regarding the impact of rapid responses show that rapid responses have been used to assist organisations in numerous activities. CONCLUSIONS Organisations that have used the OHTN's Rapid Response Service describe it as a valuable service useful for the development of programmes and policies. Improvements in capacity-building efforts may increase its utility. Describing the findings of this evaluation may serve as a reference for similar programmes to increase the use of research evidence among public health decision-makers.

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为加拿大安大略省的社区组织评估了针对艾滋病毒的快速反应服务。

背景技术为了支持艾滋病服务组织和其他社区组织使用研究证据为艾滋病相关计划，服务和政策提供信息，安大略省艾滋病治疗网络（OHTN）开发了快速反应服务。OHTN快速响应流程的最终产品比传统的系统审查更为简化，它包含一份详细的报告，回答有关艾滋病毒特定问题以及调查结果如何在当地情况下应用的问题。2016年，OHTN进行了评估，以评估其快速响应服务的有效性。本文报告了该服务的发展以及评估结果。方法在2009年1月1日至2016年9月30日之间发布了所有快速回复，使用单变量分析对OHTN（n = 102）进行了分析。为每个快速响应确定以下变量的频率分布：观察到的人群，所涵盖的主题，请求者的从属关系以及从OHTN网站下载的次数。快速访问请求者还接受了有关服务和最终产品的有用性和实用性以及服务更改建议的采访。进行了为期六个月的后续访谈，以确定关联组织如何使用他们要求的快速响应中的证据。结果公布的102项快速反应涵盖了14个不同的关注人群。涵盖的主题包括艾滋病毒的预防，参与和护理级联，健康的决定因素，综合症和合并症。请求者隶属关系包括艾滋病服务组织，政府机构和政策制定者，非以艾滋病为重点的社区组织以及医院，大学或保健中心。请求者认为快速响应服务的大多数方面都非常有帮助，并且经常提出快速响应应提供建议。关于快速反应的影响的后续访谈显示，快速反应已用于协助组织开展许多活动。结论使用OHTN的快速响应服务的组织将其描述为对制定计划和政策有用的有价值的服务。能力建设工作的改进可能会增加其效用。