Evaluation research in public health: barriers to the production and dissemination of outcomes data.

Health outcomes are becoming the currency of health care exchange, and a call for evidence dominates decision making at all levels. This discussion paper reviews methodological and sociopolitical barriers that impede the production and dissemination of outcome research in public health, with particular reference to nursing. Barriers to the production of high-quality research evidence include inaccessible graduate education and inadequate …