# **Abstract** --- #### **URE Questions Addressed** What sources do individuals and/or organizations rely on when seeking evidence? How do individuals and/or organizations determine evidence quality? How do individuals and/or organizations determine the applicability of evidence to their needs? What role does research evidence play in the implementation of programs and policies? #### **Instrument Origins** - Consulted literature relating the use of research evidence - Collected interview and focus groups from child welfare directors, probation officers, and mental health department directors or consultants - Content and face validity review by research team and leaders in child welfare, child mental health, and juvenile justice system leaders #### **Range of Application** Criminal Justice, Child Mental Health, Child Welfare Institutions #### **Target Respondents(s)** System leaders and supervisors #### **Number and Format of Items** 45 Likert-scale items #### **Scales and Subscales** 3 Scales (8 subscales) - Input (Local networks; Global experts; Global documents) - Process (Self-Assessment for Validity and Reliability, Reliance on Others, Self-assessment for Relevance) - Output (Use Evidence, Ignore Evidence) #### **Administration Mode** Online #### **Analytic Methods** Descriptives; Factor Analysis #### **Primary Source(s) for This Method** Palinkas LA, Garcia AR, Aarons GA, Finno-Velasquez M, Holloway IW, Mackie TI, Leslie LK, Chamberlain P. Measuring Use of Research Evidence: The Structured Interview for Evidence Use. Res Soc Work Pract. 2016 Sep;26(5):550-564. doi: 10.1177/1049731514560413. Epub 2014 Dec 1. PMID: 27616869; PMCID: PMC5014436. #### **Author Contact** Requests for the instrument, results of prior analyses, or assistance in administering the instrument may be made to Dr. Palinkas at palinkas@usc.edu. --- # **Background** --- #### **Structure Files** Table 1: Scale and subscale definitions [Description of Scales and Subscales][1] Table 2: Item Mapping of Scales and Subscales [Item Scale Mapping Matrix SIEU 45-items][2] #### **Key References** Aarons, G. A., Glisson, C., Hoagwood, K., Kelleher, K., Landsverk, J., & Cafri, G. (2010). Psychometric properties and US national norms of the Evidence-Based Practice Attitude Scale (EBPAS). Psychological Assessment, 22, 356–365. doi:10.1 037/a0019188 Glisson, C., Landsverk, J., Schoenwald, S., Kelleher, K., Hoagwood, K. E., Mayberg, S., & Green, P. (2008). Assessing the organizational social context (OSC) of mental health services: Implications for research and practice. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 35, 98–113. Newell, A., & Simon, H. A. (1972). Human problem solving. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. Weiss, C. (1980). Knowledge creep and decision accretion. Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1, 381–404. #### **Related Protocols** [SIEU Survey Validation/Use Protocol][3] [1]: https://osf.io/kt4hm/ [2]: https://osf.io/zgcwh/ [3]: https://osf.io/gn89m/