BACKGROUND Measurement of what knowledge is taken-up and how that information is used to inform practice and policies can provide an understanding about the effectiveness of knowledge uptake and utilization processes. In 2007, the Knowledge Uptake and Utilization Tool (KUUT) was developed to evaluate the implementation of knowledge into practice. The KUUT has been used by numerous large health organizations despite limited validity evidence and a narrow understanding about how the tool is used in practice and interpreted by users. As such, the overall purpose of this protocol is to redevelop the KUUT and gather validity evidence to examine and support its use in various health-related organizations. This protocol paper outlines a validation and redevelopment procedure for the KUUT using the unitary view of validity. METHODS The protocol outlined in this article proceeds through four phases, starting with redeveloping the tool, then evaluating validity evidence based on: test content, response processes and internal structure. The initial phase gathers information to redevelop the tool, and evaluates item content and response format. The second phase evaluates response process validity evidence by examining how a variety of users interact with the tool. In the third phase, the tool will be pilot tested with knowledge users and, in the final phase, psychometric properties of the tool will be examined and a final scoring structure will be determined. A knowledge translation plan described herein outlines where the final tool will be housed and how the information about the tool will be disseminated. DISCUSSION This protocol outlines a procedure to gather different sources of validity evidence for the KUUT. By addressing limitations in the original KUUT, such as complexities with scoring, a redeveloped KUUT supporting validity evidence will enhance the ability of health-related organizations to effectively use this tool for its intended purpose.

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在卫生实践中促进知识的实施：用于验证和重新开发知识吸收和利用工具的研究协议。

背景技术对什么知识被吸收以及如何使用该信息来通知实践和政策的测量可以提供对知识吸收和利用过程的有效性的理解。2007年，开发了知识吸收和利用工具（KUUT）来评估知识在实践中的实施情况。尽管有效性证据有限，并且对于在实践中如何使用该工具以及用户如何理解该工具的理解很窄，但许多大型卫生组织仍在使用KUUT。因此，该协议的总体目的是重新开发KUUT并收集有效性证据，以检查并支持其在各种与健康相关的组织中的使用。该协议文件概述了使用统一性有效性视图对KUUT进行验证和重新开发的过程。方法本文概述的协议分为四个阶段，从重新开发工具开始，然后基于以下内容评估有效性证据：测试内容，响应过程和内部结构。初始阶段收集信息以重新开发该工具，并评估项目内容和响应格式。第二阶段通过检查各种用户如何与工具交互来评估响应过程的有效性证据。在第三阶段，将与知识用户一起对该工具进行试点测试，在最后阶段，将检查该工具的心理特性，并确定最终的评分结构。本文所述的知识翻译计划概述了最终工具的存放位置以及有关该工具的信息将如何传播。讨论本协议概述了为KUUT收集不同来源的有效性证据的程序。通过解决原始KUUT的局限性（例如评分的复杂性），经过重新开发的支持有效性证据的KUUT将增强健康相关组织有效地使用此工具实现其预期目的的能力。